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(ichimunki) Re x 2: One more perl programmer's take on Ruby (discussion)by ichimunki (Priest) |
on Nov 19, 2001 at 22:59 UTC ( [id://126343]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
{In a blatant attempt to gain XP} I will answer my own questions, having taken a 30 minute peek at Ruby and running a Hello, World! or two. 1) Ruby works on Windows-- the install is painless and includes Tk (better than ActivePerl, which requires additional work to get Tk). As with all claims to cross-platform functionality, this must be taken with a grain of salt. But I see no reason to consider it a better or worse language than others in this regard. 2) The Tk module. This is included in the binary installer for Windows-- and the example Hello World from the Tk chapter of the docs worked without a hitch. I assume it is similarly easy to crank this up on Linux. 3) The OO model looks insanely cool. While getting the basics of OO from Perl (with massive help from merlyn's perlboot), I get the sense that Perl 5.x.x has a rather cobbled together OO system (compared to what OO purists would like from an OO system, that is).
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