Re: [OT] Python vs Ruby

2005-10-25 Thread bruno modulix
Scott David Daniels wrote: bruno modulix wrote: Scott David Daniels wrote: bruno modulix wrote: ... Another language that failed to make it to the mainstream but is worth giving a try is Smalltalk - the father of OOPLs (Simula being the GrandFather). I would say Simula is the

Re: [OT] Python vs Ruby

2005-10-24 Thread bruno modulix
Scott David Daniels wrote: bruno modulix wrote: ... Another language that failed to make it to the mainstream but is worth giving a try is Smalltalk - the father of OOPLs (Simula being the GrandFather). I would say Simula is the forefather of modern OOPLs, and Smalltalk is the

Re: [OT] Python vs Ruby

2005-10-24 Thread Scott David Daniels
bruno modulix wrote: Scott David Daniels wrote: bruno modulix wrote: ... Another language that failed to make it to the mainstream but is worth giving a try is Smalltalk - the father of OOPLs (Simula being the GrandFather). I would say Simula is the forefather of modern OOPLs, and Smalltalk is

Re: [OT] Python vs Ruby

2005-10-24 Thread Neil Hodgson
Scott David Daniels: Sorry, I was being too cute by half. If Simula is the fore father (4 away) then Smalltalk is half as far (2) away. Hence the toofather. Toofather by analogy with the homophones fore and four we use the homophones two and too. We could smear the homophones further