@bascule Many "rubyists" came from classical backgrounds. I'm curious what caused this outburst.
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@bascule "... because Ruby will LET you do things the wrong way, if you really want to."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bascule "... other stuff?" I said "Because they teach you the discipline of doing things 'the right way', before learning Ruby..."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bascule Anyway, this fellow student, after learning some Ruby, said "This is great! Why did we even have to learn Java and all that ..."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bascule "We can found no scientific discipline, nor a hearty profession on the technical mistakes of the Department of Defense..."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bascule I looked it up. I remember now: his famous quote about BASIC. I also liked this one, from the same paper: ...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bascule I see. I don't remember the Dijkstra quote, but it does sound vaguely familiar.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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