On 11-09-13 12:18 PM, Neil Kandalgaonkar wrote: > This isn't MediaWiki history, but... > > On 9/13/11 10:32 AM, Ashar Voultoiz wrote: >> Historical notes: >> - python2 was released in 2001 IIRC. > 2000 actually. And if you were in the Python community you probably had > been using 2.0-ish features via the __future__ interface. > > > >> - ruby was only known in Japan and was made known to occidental with >> Ruby on Rails (2004-2005?). > The first english Ruby book, Programming Ruby (aka the Pickaxe Book), > was published in 2001. But you're right that RoR greatly enhanced Ruby's > popularity. > > >> yet, it would be great to have his own explanation :b > As much as we all love to hate PHP, it was (and is) a good choice. ;) Now if we could only ditch it for a compiled-to-PHP alternative to get rid of the parts that we hate.
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