Bruce Tate
Posts: 2
Nickname: batate
Registered: Dec, 2005
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Re: The departure of the hyper-enthusiasts
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Posted: Dec 19, 2005 12:08 PM
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> > Technology needs early adopters, pragmatics, > conservatives > > and skeptics. We're just riding different parts of the > > wave. > > Python originated in 1991, Ruby in 1993 and Java in 1995. > Which part of the wave do you believe to ride in your own > watery scenario? > > Is there any indication that you have lost your "tunnel > vision" just because you switched your belief?
But Ruby has only emerged in the last 5 years or so, and only gotten the catalyst in the last 2. Right now, I'm looking for a dynamic language that I can sell into conservative accounts, because I can be more productive with them for certain problems. I actually like Python, Lisp and Smalltalk, though of the three, I've only used Smalltalk in anger, and only on very limited apps. Iwould be happy with any of the 3 as an alternative. Smalltalk's the most pure, Python the most approachable, and Lisp the most powerful. It's jsut that as a consultant at conservative Java accounts, I need to also consider market penetration. Java has already popped. In Ruby, I see a possible catalyst in Rails. In Smalltalk and Python, I don't.
But since Beyond Java, I've used Rails, Spring and Plone on various applications, and been peased with each.
And I don't think anyone ever completely loses their tunnel vision, but I'm working on it.
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