> I like Ruby because it seems to have the best combination of the features I > care the most about, which largely amount to having a minimalist syntax > without being so minimalist that it makes me feel like I'm actually writing > in binary (LISP),
That's what has kept me from really digging in to Ruby. It's got too much syntax. What kind of introspection can it REALLY support if it doesn't define control structures in terms of introspection like Lisp-family languages or Smalltalk?
