Ruby Is Not a Serious Programming Language

"My little theory is that the concept of "imprinting" in psychology can just as easily be applied to programming: Much as a baby goose decides that the first moving life-form it encounters is its parent, embryonic programmers form ineradicable attachments to the patterns and quiddities of their first formative language. For many people, that language is Ruby. It's often credited with making programming "click"; imprintees speak of it with a certain indebtedness and affection."

"Ruby was created in 1995 by the Japanese programmer Yukihiro Matsumoto, affectionately called "Matz." Aside from creating the only major programming language to have originated outside the West, this Osaka-born practicing Mormon is also known for being exceptionally nice, so much so that the Ruby community adopted the motto MINASWAN, for "Matz Is Nice And So We Are Nice." Befitting this, as well as its pretty name, Ruby is easy on the eyes."

A theory proposes that programmers imprint on their first language and form lasting attachments to its patterns and idiosyncrasies. For many people that first language is Ruby, which often makes programming feel intuitive and elicits affection. Ruby was created in 1995 by Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz) and cultivates a notably polite community summarized by the motto MINASWAN. Ruby's syntax is concise and readable, lacking semicolons or brackets and often reading like plain English. A late arrival to Ruby can perceive its shortcomings more sharply, seeing it as outdated or less aligned with modern programming trends despite its elegance.

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