On 8/3/05, Daniel Brockman <daniel / brockman.se> wrote: > Jeff Wood <jeff.darklight / gmail.com> writes: >> If you want python syntax, use python > Yeah, and if you want regular expressions, use Perl. Last time I > checked, Guido did not have any patents on layout-based syntax. > > I'm sorry, but I'm so tired of the categorical ``if you want > feature X, use language Y'' arguments. > > Ruby has stolen tons of ideas from all over the place, and that > has served us well. Why stop now? No one is suggesting to stop now. Layout-based syntax, however, is a stupid idea that should have died with punch cards. Yes, I hate Python's syntactically significant whitespace. There's other things (maybe) that Ruby can learn from Python, but this isn't one of them. In general, I agree with you -- we shouldn't by and large say "if you want X, use Y". But we should also discourage the importation of the worst features of other languages. -austin -- Austin Ziegler * halostatue / gmail.com * Alternate: austin / halostatue.ca