> I wonder what the author thinks the competition might be?
I think he meant beautiful in the conceptual sense (e.g. a beautiful algorithm) not the aesthetic sense.
Aesthetically speaking, Ruby would definitely be in my top 3 and possibly first. For me its main competition is ML-syntax languages, in particular Standard ML and F#.
I think he meant beautiful in the conceptual sense (e.g. a beautiful algorithm) not the aesthetic sense.
Aesthetically speaking, Ruby would definitely be in my top 3 and possibly first. For me its main competition is ML-syntax languages, in particular Standard ML and F#.