* r (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:44:32 -0800 (PST))> > Steve Holden > > What makes you assume this is a zero-sum game, and that Python won't > > survive if any other language becomes popular. Every language borrows > > from those that came before it. Terms like "outright plagiarism" don't > > encourage rational debate, and make you seem like a troll who is more > > interested in stirring up controversy than actually doing things to help > > promote the language. > > This is a war Steve, and i will explain why. Python does not need to > compete with perl, lisp, C, basic, etc, etc. WHY, well because python > is SO radically different than those languages. Ruby on the other > hand, took most from python, the only difference is Ruby's full OO > integration.(12.method()). Since Ruby is so similar to python [...]
You don't have a single clue about neither Python nor Ruby: 'According to the Ruby FAQ, "If you like Perl, you will like Ruby and be right at home with its syntax. [...] If you like Python, you may or may not be put off by the huge difference in design philosophy between Python and Ruby/Perl."'[1] Thorsten [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(programming_language)#Semantics -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
