[Hidden-tech] Rudy on Rails

[Gavin Andresen]

Rich is right-- the big problem with Ruby on Rails is that Ruby isn't in the
C/C++ family of languages. C, C++, C#, Java, and PHP are all close enough in
semantics and syntax that it's fairly easy to switch between them.

Ruby may be a superior programming language but I'd be it will end up like
the other "superior to C/C++" programming languages (like Lisp and
Smalltalk)-- it will have a dedicated group of enthusiasts and will be used
for one or two high-profile projects, but won't be able to overcome the
inertia of millions of programmers who have curly-brace syntax hardwired
into their fingers.  The best concepts from Rails are starting to get ported
to other programming languages/frameworks...

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Gavin Andresen
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