# Re: Zed and Luis drop the bomb on Ruby's poor performance

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-zed-and-luis-drop-the-bomb-on-rubys-poor-performance/95188>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 24, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-zed-and-luis-drop-the-bomb-on-rubys-poor-performance/95188 "2006-05-24T05:07:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![DEBAUNS\_STEVE\_SAG-C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@DEBAUNS\_STEVE\_SAG-C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DEBAUNS_STEVE_SAG-C)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-zed-and-luis-drop-the-bomb-on-rubys-poor-performance/95188/1 "2006-05-24T05:07:53Z")

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> What scares (excites?) me is that this looks almost close enough to  
> work already.

I am both fascinated and horrified. My beautiful Ruby!!! Scarred by  
the  
Lisp-rape of a thousand parentheses.

I can’t watch.

sd