# Fowler's "EvaluatingRuby" article

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fowlers-evaluatingruby-article/60233>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 11, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fowlers-evaluatingruby-article/60233 "2006-05-11T12:29:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fowlers-evaluatingruby-article/60233/1 "2006-05-11T12:29:43Z")

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> **[bliki: EvaluatingRuby](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/EvaluatingRuby.html)**
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> a bliki entry for EvaluatingRuby

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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fowlers-evaluatingruby-article/60233/2 "2006-05-11T17:03:42Z")

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Very nice, the usual high-quality Martin F. article. It is good  
for Ruby to have someone like him evangelizing without being a zealot.

Ryan

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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fowlers-evaluatingruby-article/60233/3 "2006-05-11T17:23:44Z")

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My favorite response thus far has been a java blogger (no URL, I  
don’t want to send more traffic to him) who managed to read it as a  
somewhat negative review of Ruby stating that Fowler was “undecided”  
about Ruby and quoting each of the negative points while ignoring all  
of the positive ones.

-pate