Ruby was supposedly based somewhat on Perl, so I'd expect that core functions (I saw each, foreach, while, etc. are there) are nearly identical. I don't like how there is no statement seperator. No Ruby one-liners I expect :-(
I only program in Perl, but I find PHP and C fairly legible enough to understand. Same goes with spoken languages... I speak English and Spanish (well, used to), but have no problem with reading Portuguese and some Italian.
The point: in most cases, one language is based on another, and there are always recognizable differences in structure to keep you strait.
--Philip
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I only program in Perl, but I find PHP and C fairly legible enough to understand. Same goes with spoken languages... I speak English and Spanish (well, used to), but have no problem with reading Portuguese and some Italian.
The point: in most cases, one language is based on another, and there are always recognizable differences in structure to keep you strait.
--Philip
Links 2.0 moderator