Why I Program In Ruby (And Maybe Why You Shouldn't)

Re:Why I Program In Ruby (And Maybe Why You Shouldn't) by rontr on Sunday November 25, 2007 @04:36AM (#83310)

I wish the author said why programming in Ruby makes him feel good. His statements could be made about any language. Many people program in language X because they like language X, and that doesn't apply just to Ruby. "I program in Ruby because it makes me feel good" is an empty statement.

Did you program in other languages? Did they also make you feel good? Why/why not? Do you think languages in which you haven't programmed could make you feel even better than Ruby?

I hope most people who program in Ruby have better reasons than "it makes me feel good." If they didn't, I wouldn't feel good programming in Ruby.

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Re:Why I Program In Ruby (And Maybe Why You Shouldn't) by staticshock on Sunday November 25, 2007 @12:53PM (#83345)

the fact that it could be said about any language is part of his point. ruby isn't the one true language. just program in whatever language makes you feel good, be it ruby or not. nevertheless, some languages feel more zen-like on the average. for instance, find me one person who ever felt good programming anything in cobol.

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