They're mostly scientists, so I think C, C++, and Fortran are mostly what
they're used to.  I'd like to see that demo, though.

Thanks,
Emil

On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Dave Thomas wrote:

> Emil Ong <onge / mcs.anl.gov> writes:
> 
> > I'm giving an introduction to Ruby at work tomorrow and I'm looking for
> > some demos to give.  What can I show that will really impress
> > people?  What I'd like to do is show something visual and then show the
> > incredibly simple and clear code for it. :)  Are there any Ruby
> > applications out there with real 'sex-appeal'?
> 
> Are they Java programmers? If so, I've got a distributed stock-ticker
> demo using DRb and Observer that lets multiple clients watch for limit
> values in a stock price. Not pretty visuals, but compared to the RMI
> or CORBA equivalent it's staggeringly easy.
> 
> 
> Dave
>