Re: ... old topic, new discussion

Christian Neukirchen wrote:

I'd be interested in what platforms Ruby users use... obviously,
Windows has not a that huge share, but I'd like to know how much
it really is...


Well, the population is skewed because the the language has a bias towards 'nix (and hence encourages use of that platform, or discourages use of Ruby on Windows), but:

http://web.archive.org/web/20030920074133/http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/ruby/survey_results.html
http://rubyurl.com/6jRQx

Devin
And yes, the One-Click Installer helps a lot. I'm using Windows right now (but plan on buying a powerbook Real Soon Now).


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