< :the previous in number
^ :the list in numerical order
> :the next in number
P :the previous artilce (have the same parent)
N :the next (in thread)
|<:the top of this thread
>|:the next thread
^ :the parent (reply-to)
_:the child (an article replying to this)
>:the elder article having the same parent
<:the youger article having the same parent
---:split window and show thread lists
| :split window (vertically) and show thread lists
~ :close the thread frame
.:the index
..:the index of indices
Hi,
Edward Wilson <web2ed / yahoo.com> wrote:
> When I was flamed off the Python group for asking what I felt were
> legitimate questions about Python's obvious weaknesses (every language
> has at least one weakness..let's be honest) and I began to ask simular
> questions about Ruby and wasn't flamed but welcomed; I knew I had
> found a language that was destined for greatness and long life.
Really? That did happen in a technical discussion group such as
Python? I am glad I have switched to Ruby.
> What bugs me about Ruby, or what keeps me `searching' for the ideal
> contemporary language is that Ruby doesn't have a complier to either
> native code or even byte code like Python, Ocaml, Java, and Lisp. If
> Ruby had a native compiler, and this is a tall order given the dynamic
> nature of Ruby, I don't think I would voluntarily use anything else.
Do you have any experience with rb2c, as suggested by Bulat? I haven't
tried it myself.
Regards,
Bill