Longer tl;dr: Starting people with Ruby now feels comparable to starting people with PHP five years ago.
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Replying to @damncabbage
@damncabbage Better languages are yet to have the "UX" of Ruby. I think it's still a fair first foray.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gregmcintyre
@gregmcintyre@damncabbage my experience is very different, so I'm curious what you mean. What do you see as ruby UX?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mwotton
@mwotton@damncabbage Similar to POLS and all the "warm fuzzy feeling" propaganda Ruby gets. Community, everything.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gregmcintyre
@mwotton@damncabbage I recall you telling me to ignore monads, for example. Haskell's learning curve has potholes compared to Ruby's.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gregmcintyre
@mwotton@damncabbage Thing I like about Ruby as a 1st language is that you can learn procedural, OOP and functional styles all in one lang.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gregmcintyre
@gregmcintyre@mwotton@damncabbage No, you cannot learn functional programming using Ruby. This has *never* been done.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @dibblego
@dibblego@mwotton@damncabbage Tell me I can't do things again! :D3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gregmcintyre
@gregmcintyre@mwotton@damncabbage In any case, I guarantee that this has never been done, and I'm happy to discuss this fact of matter.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @dibblego
@dibblego@mwotton@damncabbage I didn't mean to be so flippant. I'll take any teaching I can get and value it deeply.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@gregmcintyre @mwotton @damncabbage Excellent. I will be in Sydney in the next couple of weeks, and I would like to help you.
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Replying to @dibblego
@dibblego@mwotton@damncabbage Can't say no to an offer like that! Very gracious of you!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gregmcintyre
@gregmcintyre@mwotton@damncabbage Awesome mate. I will let you know.0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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