# I need a list of advantages **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 17, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-need-a-list-of-advantages/123446 "2007-12-17T21:22:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-need-a-list-of-advantages/123446/1 "2007-12-17T21:22:51Z")
does anyone have a list of advantages this language provides ? ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-need-a-list-of-advantages/123446/2 "2007-12-17T21:42:46Z")
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > does anyone have a list of advantages this language provides ? you get more dates. the girls love it. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-need-a-list-of-advantages/123446/3 "2007-12-17T21:50:26Z")
gemblon (t.b.) wrote: > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > > > does anyone have a list of advantages this language provides ? > > you get more dates. the girls love it. That certainly has been my experience. However, for more prosaic advantages, see [Ruby-Doc.org: Documenting the Ruby Language](http://www.ruby-doc.org/whyruby). Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-need-a-list-of-advantages/123446/4 "2007-12-17T23:11:57Z")
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-need-a-list-of-advantages/123446/5 "2007-12-18T00:08:11Z")
-------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:06:09 +0900 > Von: “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > An: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > Betreff: i need a list of advantages > does anyone have a list of advantages this language provides ? [http://rubyhacker.com/ruby37.html](http://rubyhacker.com/ruby37.html) Best regards, Axel ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-need-a-list-of-advantages/123446/6 "2007-12-18T20:15:45Z")
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > does anyone have a list of advantages this language provides ? What’s your audience? If you’re touting Ruby advantages to other programmers then the urls posted on this thread are adequate. But if you’re talking to management, e.g. trying to evangelise to management or defend against a management push away from Ruby you’ll need to give a business case. The essence of the business case is time-to-market and return-on-investment. Duck typing and interpretation can lead to faster coding, and hence faster TTM, lower costs and higher ROI. i.e. emphasise the business advantages, backing them up by relating them to specific technical features of the language, softening geek-speek for less technical folks. I suggest you start googling. There are old verbose articles such as [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi\_m0SMG/is\_n5\_v16/ai\_18237463](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0SMG/is_n5_v16/ai_18237463). Paul Graham’s site [www.paulgraham.com](http://www.paulgraham.com) has gems on it. Sorry I don’t have something immediately to hand. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-need-a-list-of-advantages/123446/7 "2007-12-17T23:57:04Z")
try and see for yourself?