On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 01:36:22 +0900, Luc Heinrich <lucsky / mac.com> wrote:
> Premshree Pillai <premshree.pillai / gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I don't see other reasons, actually.
> 
> Here's one: Ruby is better than Python, but the industry has decided
> that worse is better, so Python wins.

I think you are being too critical about Python. I use Ruby as well as
Python for my work. Whenever I make a presentation about Ruby, I often
draw similarities between Ruby and Python. There are not many _major_
differences between the two languages from the POV of a language user.

> 
> Another one: Bruce Eckel (for whom I had lots of respect) has said that
> Ruby is not worth learning compared to Python (which is why I lost all
> the respect I had for him, poof, instantly gone, bye bye), so Python
> wins again.

That was in a FAQ, right? That comment doesn't exist anymore, I think.
Maybe he changed his views or something. :)

> 
> Oh, and another one: Python users don't like to admit that they made the
> wrong choice, so they stick with their inferior solution, so Python wins
> again.
> 
> Do you need more ? :)
> 
> --
> Luc Heinrich - lucsky / mac.com
> 
> 


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