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Re:Gem adds support for creating state machines for attribut... by rco8786 on Sunday January 21, 2024 @07:57PM (#39084795)
Ruby uses symbols (strings prefixed with a semicolon) very liberally. It’s just a value literal. Ive never met anyone who writes Ruby that has an issue with the readability of it.
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Re:Gem adds support for creating state machines for attribut... by leetrout on Sunday January 21, 2024 @08:22PM (#39084953)
Selection bias
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Re:Gem adds support for creating state machines for attribut... by fnordpiglet on Sunday January 21, 2024 @08:57PM (#39085173)
I’m a Perl guy, and I find Ruby bizarrely verbose. I don’t understand how people can enjoy their symbols with all those word things.
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Re:Gem adds support for creating state machines for attribut... by donw on Sunday January 21, 2024 @10:38PM (#39085907)
Right? If it doesn't use the shift key and the entire numeric row of the keyboard, count me out.
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Re:Gem adds support for creating state machines for attribut... by rco8786 on Monday January 22, 2024 @06:52AM (#39088496)
Would disagree. I write in other languages and I find things tough to read. There are things about ruby I find tough to read (like `unless`) and know many other people who agree.

Symbols work just fine in practice.

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Re:Gem adds support for creating state machines for attribut... by 38 on Monday January 22, 2024 @05:37PM (#39096513)
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome
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Re:Gem adds support for creating state machines for attribut... by rco8786 on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @12:55PM (#39106928)
Is it stockholm syndrome if I leave ruby and years later still wish I had symbols in other languages?
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