Why Ruby?

[Don]

loser wrote:
> Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:
> 
>> On 12/17/10 10:23 AM, Justin Johansson wrote:
>>> On 17/12/10 06:52, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>>> On 12/16/10 1:30 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>>>>> The point here isn't that we want "a" and "b" to be replaced with "_"
>>>>> the point is that we want to get rid of the string and have a shorter
>>>>> and less verbose syntax for delegate literals.
>>>> I understand. Using strings is witnessing the fact that we couldn't find
>>>> a shorter syntax that didn't have problems. That being said, it's very
>>>> possible there are some great ones, we just couldn't find them.
>>>>
>>>> Andrei
>>> "we just couldn't find them"
>>>
>>> Is that the royal "we" as in singular?
>>> If plural, may one politely inquire as to whom "we" are?
>> Walter, Bartosz Milewski, Eric Niebler, David Held and myself have 
>> discussed the issue a number of times. It has also been often discussed 
>> on this newsgroup.
> 
> I find few things odd. 

First, Eric and David are your C++ buddies. Why are you having this 
secret society instead of openly discussing D features in the D mailing 
lists?

[snip]

It WAS discussed on the newsgroup, and that => syntax was discussed as well.
(I didn't get involved in it, but it was quite public).