Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!talisker.lacave.net!lacave.net!not-for-mail From: Daniel Berger Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby Subject: Re: Ruby Future Or? Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:54:04 -0500 Organization: Service de news de lacave.net Lines: 30 Message-ID: <4DD1C5D7.7020700@gmail.com> References: <6d05b0fcba29bff5bd6d7cc4fb9c0187@ruby-forum.com> <7fa70e02-65ff-43f0-8bd3-2e85f332ef0d@r33g2000prh.googlegroups.com> <20110516144641.1565db61@user-GA-MA785GM-US2H> <4DD1A1EE.7000908@wxs.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: bristol.highgroove.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: talisker.lacave.net 1305593659 3032 65.111.164.187 (17 May 2011 00:54:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@lacave.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 00:54:19 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <4DD1A1EE.7000908@wxs.nl> X-Received-From: This message has been automatically forwarded from the ruby-talk mailing list by a gateway at comp.lang.ruby. If it is SPAM, it did not originate at comp.lang.ruby. Please report the original sender, and not us. Thanks! For more details about this gateway, please visit: http://blog.grayproductions.net/categories/the_gateway X-Mail-Count: 383359 X-Ml-Name: ruby-talk X-Rubymirror: Yes X-Ruby-Talk: <4DD1C5D7.7020700@gmail.com> Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.ruby:4648 On 5/16/11 4:17 PM, Thiel Chang wrote: > Op 16-5-2011 23:49, spiralofhope schreef: >> On Tue, 17 May 2011 06:20:54 +0900 >> Daniel Berger wrote: >> >>> My prediction? Javascript eventually kills the other dynamic languages >>> in the web development arena. Why use two languages when you can use >>> one? >> I agree, but only in the sense that there are some fantastic tools[1] >> out there which abstract things and present an alternate syntax. >> >> Variety is demanded when people disagree strongly on the use of a >> single tool. But if that single tool has a way of being used >> differently by those different people, then less people will disagree, >> and less strongly. >> >> [1] The one example that comes to mind is http://jquery.com/ >> >> > I disagree with Daniel. Program languages cannot be predicted. Distrust > anyone who claims to know the programming language future, however dimly. > If astrology worked, all astrologers would be rich. :-) If you want to equate 15 years of experience, job trending and tech trending to astrology, sure. Regards, Dan