> On the pro-C++ side, I still draw comfort from a > clean compile. I don't think I would ever feel > safe in Ruby without a suite of unit tests > exercising all the things that can go wrong in my > code at run-time. Hmmm... "Ruby - the language that makes you feel like unit testing" Sounds like an advantage, not disadvantage :-) While I see pros for going to byte-code compilation, none of them have anything to do with error-checking. It seems to me the compiler is a tempting crutch to lean on instead of properly testing your code. Just my $0.02. Nathaniel <:((>< + - - + - - | RoleModel Software, Inc. & | EQUIP VI | The XP Software Studio(TM) |