I have yet to figure out any advantage these other languages offer over c++. VB, Perl, Python, etc all seem the same to me. All these languages seem to be halfway between c++ and a scripting language. The only new language that seems to offer any benefits is Java, but only due to its cross platform capability. I would welcome anyone who knows/uses these other languages to share their benefits.
Damon ----- Start Original Message ----- From: Tim Hammerquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RLUG] Obligatory Ruby on Rails post > Brian Chrisman wrote: > > Sam Phillips wrote: > > > So has anyone been playing with Ruby on Rails? What do > > > people think? > > > > I applied CJ Djikstra's adage (paraphrased) 'If a programming > > language doesn't change the way you think about programming, > > it wasn't worth learning.' I haven't heard a lot of 'oh wow' > > comments from ruby newbies.. more like 'neat language' > > comments. > > Oh wow. > Oh wow. > Oh wow. > > Also, [properly implemented] iterators are just plain sexy. > > > It would need some compelling comparisons to existing > > imperative, object oriented languages like perl, php and > > python to make it worth while. > > I was introduced to Python by a Perl guru in > comp.lang.perl.misc. I was then introduced to Ruby by > a Pythonista in comp.lang.python. They're all worthwhile > languages. You only have to specialize in one or two, but the > others are worth a look. > > I'll just pretend you didn't mention php. > > :) > > Tim > > _______________________________________________ > RLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > ----- End Original Message ----- _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
