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		blacksmythe on Aug 26, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What's better about Ruby than Python? - comp.lang.... Basically Ruby and Python fill the same niche. When two species fill a different niche in nature, they can co-exists. When they fill the same niche, it is a bitter fight for survival.

mkramlich on Aug 27, 2010 [–]

more evidence: vi vs The Unholy, er, I mean, Emacs

graywh on Aug 27, 2010 | [–]

One of those is an editor. The other is a lisp environment with editing functions.

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