[ale] Why Ruby? [was Pyhon syntax]

[Joe Knapka]

fletch at phydeaux.org writes:

[snip interesting stuff about Ruby]

> [0] Actually poking at python2.3 it looks like a couple that I
>     remember actually may have gotten fixed (lambda actually makes a
>     real closure now, for instance); but indicating block structure by
>     indentation is still broken :)

Of course, NOT indicating block structure by indentation is even more
broken, and is likely to get you fired, if not shot:

for (i=1 to 10) {
for (j=1 to 42) {
if (i<j) {
print i+j;}
else  print j-i;
}}}

:=))

-- Joe

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