in reply to Re: Perl - Is it an OO Language
in thread Perl - Is it an OO Language

Very well said.

If Perl was "OO" Ruby wouldn't exist. 

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Re: Re: Re: Perl - Is it an OO Language
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 27, 2002 at 23:35 UTC
    Not true. Ruby exists primarily because existing scripting languages didn't have good Japanese support.

    But it is possible that if Perl's OO was better then there might not be a viable niche for Ruby in the English-speaking world.

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