編程語言和範式(paradigm）－多多益善

剛剛把Programming Ruby看完，立刻就對Ruby陷入愛河。看Ruby的時候我在想，天呐，幸好我先學過了C/C++，如果我接觸的第一門編程語言是Ruby，我怎麽會去瞧C/C++一眼？我這一輩都是scriptor了！今天突然意識到一件事情：其實真正給人帶來愉悅的，不僅是某一個超級好用的編程語言，而更包括學習新語言，新範式的過程。要問我最喜歡的語言是哪個，不是C/C++，也不是Ruby，而是－下一個！如果學過Ruby再學C/C++，也一定能體驗到原始、粗獷、彪悍的美。編程語言和範式就像妻妾一樣，多多益善。
說到女人，Ruby還真有點傳說中溫柔體貼的日本女人味！

后续：这里有一篇文章，表达了和我一样的感受http://weblog.raganwald.com/2007/10/challenge-of-teaching-yourself.html，不过我是正面典型，哈哈。

后续：各种各样的paradigms甚至language features并不是好看不实用的花瓶。IBM developerWorks网站的"crossing borders"系列文章考查这些功能在实战开发时的作用：
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/views/java/libraryview.jsp?search_by=crossing+borders:

后续：Alan Perlis说：A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing. （出自 Epigrams on Programming）

后续：Computer Science Education: Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow

后续：I find that every new programming language I learned increases my breath of knowledge, my breath of expressiveness and even if I don't write any more code in that new language it changes the way I think about writing code and languages I already know. So I found value in learning lots of different programming languages.
-Guy Steele