[LRUG] Linked Data & Ruby

[Chris Mear]

On 30 Jun 2009, at 14:09, Anthony Green <Anthony.Green at bbc.co.uk> wrote:

>>> Is Ruby getting left behind ?
>>
>> Isn't this a bit like asking 'are hammers getting left behind?' while
>> the popular fashion moves from square coffee tables to round ones?
>>
>
> No. Its a bit like asking should we producing catalytic converters  
> if green
> cars are the future.
>
> :)

How so? Why would a general-purpose programming language become  
irrelevant in the face of what is essentially just a new data format?

Chris