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Re:A Look at Crystal, the Programming Language for Humans by varjag on Friday May 05, 2023 @05:14AM (#35826941)
I meant the syntax of novelty languages we have on HN regularly.

And Ruby is Python-mimicry open your eyes.

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Re:A Look at Crystal, the Programming Language for Humans by segfaltnh on Friday May 05, 2023 @07:23AM (#35827822)
Didn't ruby and python both get created in the same year...?
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Re:A Look at Crystal, the Programming Language for Humans by cristoperb on Friday May 05, 2023 @10:11AM (#35829459)
Python was released earlier than Ruby (1991 vs 1993/1995), and Matz was familiar with it. But Ruby is clearly an attempt at an object-oriented Perl rather than a Python mimic:

> I knew Python then. But I didn't like it, because I didn't think it was a true object-oriented language---OO features appeared to be add-on to the language. As a language manic and OO fan for 15 years, I really wanted a genuine object-oriented, easy-to-use scripting language. I looked for, but couldn't find one.

https://ruby-doc.org/docs/ruby-doc-bundle/FAQ/FAQ.html

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Re:A Look at Crystal, the Programming Language for Humans by chaxor on Friday May 05, 2023 @03:22PM (#35833984)
"OO features appeared to be add-on"

No one tell them about the horrors of R. That's a 'yikes' of a language that no one should ever use.

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