After careful consideration and much pondering of the subject, I will NOT retract my words. And I will give you truthful answers for my reasons.
People have said that i ripped Ruby in my promotion of Python. This just IS NOT True. Lets go over the facts here, and let them speak louder than words. a.) does ruby include a redundant end statement? YES b.) is print clearer than puts? YES, and sounds less 3rd graderish! c.) is input clearer than gets? YES, again 3rd grade d.) is elif more compact than elsif? YES, and your fingers will thank you! e.) is None clearer than nil? abso-freaking-lutly! f.) should highlevel languages tow the load? YES g.) should any language be cryptic? NO, use perl if your a obstufaction nut! h.) should you have to use funny symbols to access a varible, or index? NO, use perl! i.) should people react with thought and not emotion to usenet post? YES j.) if a language is easy to learn and uses the most simple and clear syntax does that mean it is bad, or somehow less than another? NO, that means it is innovative, smart, and Python the only thing I honestly could see about Python that someone would not like is the mandatory use of self. I personally did not like it at first and lamented about it. But have gotten very use to it now. If Guido removes this will i cry like a baby...NO, if he doesn't will i leave Python...NO, where else would i go, there IS no competition to Python! As you can see every point I made about Ruby is true, I did NOT falisfy any thing about the Ruby language, I don't need to it speaks for it's self. No one can argue with the above stated facts unless YOU are just a rabid fanboy for Ruby. Facts are Facts. Wait there is probably one thing i should change though so my post is more appropriate for this audiance. the first line : Hello fellow Python Advocates! should read : Hello fellow Ruby Advocates! And think about this friends. If Guido thought Ruby was worth a crap he would of adopted Rubys quarks, but Guido is no moron! You are the kind of people who write unmaintainable code just so you can keep your job. No one else wants to debug your garbage. Try instead to adopt a quality mind set and you will never be short of work! PS Arron, i DID read your entire post :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
