Why Ruby?

[Ulrik Mikaelsson]

2010/12/21 Walter Bright <newshound2 at digitalmars.com>:
> Jonathan M Davis wrote:
>> On Tuesday, December 21, 2010 13:37:55 Walter Bright wrote:
>>> A novice follows the rules because he is told to.
>>>
>>> A master follows the rules because he understands them.
>>>
>>> A guru breaks the rules because the rules don't always apply.
>>
>> So, is that a (possibly paraphrased) quote or just highly quotable?
>
> I heard it a very long time ago, and I do not know where it originated, or
> even if it wasn't just coined by my friends.
>
I think it stems from a traditional Japanese model of learning, known
as the Shu-Ha-Ri. As usual, Wikipedia gives a good overview.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuhari