[clue] Ruby for newbies (this Saturday 07/21) -- FAQ

Collins Richey crichey at gmail.com
Fri Jul 20 19:07:28 MDT 2012


On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:14 PM,  <lorin at rickernet.us> wrote:
> Because (3-part answer):
>
> 1. (short answer) Matz has said that he developed Ruby "to make
> programmers happy."  He succeeded.  It makes me happy.
>
> 2. (medium answer) I've been learning PL's and developing code since
> 1968. Ruby is, in some sense, a culmination of many good-to-great
> concepts in a programming language.
>
> 3. (long answer) Come to the class and find out...
>

Suggested.

4. The object oriented structure (classes, etc.) makes more sense, is
easier to understand, than any other language I've learned.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.


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