Mark Wilson <mwilson13 / cox.net> wrote:
> Slide 3, bullet point 1: Ruby is strongly typed (all objects have a 
> type) and dynamically typed (type is determined at run time).

Hrm... let's ask the trusty old FOLDOC...

http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?strongly+typed
http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?weakly+typed

It seems Ruby is neither, although there is no definition for "loosely
typed" which I may have invented. :\

Perhaps this is a matter of whose definition you use.


> Slide 4, POLS: Ruby syntax is familiar to those who have programmed in
> C, Lisp, Perl (especially as to regular expressions) or SmallTalk, but
> is accessible to those who have never programmed before. The initial 
> learning curve for Ruby is very easy for almost anyone first 
> encountering the language.

Mmm... with all due respect, I think this is something I can discuss
during the lecture without it being on the slides.


> This is another outstanding addition to the resources introducing Ruby
> to new users.

Woa, thanks. :)

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