On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:47 AM, David Masover <ninja / slaphack.com> wrote: > The biggest problem I have with Erlang is that the syntax is hideous, > especially after Ruby. The second biggest problem I have is that while it > handles concurrency and binary data very well, Ruby handles just about > everything else better -- Unicode, string processing, metaprogramming and > reflection, DSLs... > > This is why I have such high hopes for Reia, and why I'm tempted to dabble in > io -- I want something that's at least as beautiful as Ruby (though I do like > prototypal inheritance), but at least as good at concurrency as Erlang. The other option is to attach ruby workers to an erlang backbone m.