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List:       ruby-talk
Subject:    Re: Python 25 times as popular as Ruby !?
From:       intc_ctor () yahoo ! com (Phil Tomson)
Date:       2004-02-09 0:50:25
Message-ID: c68ca8f2.0402021019.ac74771 () posting ! google ! com
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Nathaniel Talbott <nathaniel@talbott.ws> wrote in message news:<013A62D9-5595-11D8-99FF-000A95CD7A8E@talbott.ws>...
> On Feb 2, 2004, at 00:09, Phil Tomson wrote:
> 
> > bottom line:
> > I'd like to be able to recommend Ruby for work projects and not get
> > 'never heard of it' comments and questions about where would they find
> > Ruby programmers if I were hit by a bus.
> 
> The next time they ask you about the bus, you're welcome to give them 
> my email address :-)

;-)  Are you still in Oregon?

> 
> Seriously, I know so many _excellent_ programmers that would jump at 
> the chance to get paid for Ruby coding. I don't think buses (or trains 
> for that matter) are really a problem. 

I totally agree and I would add that any good programmer that has
experience in other languages and some OO background can pick up Ruby
and be productive in a few days.  I was talking about management
perceptions of the language.  We both would agree that these
perceptions are inaccurate, but they're still a barrier.

Phil

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