I believe consistency and orthogonality are tools of design, not the primary goal in design.

Quote by Yukihiro Matsumoto

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I didn't work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from...

I didn't work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from...

Because of the Turing completeness theory, everything one Turing-complete language can do can theoretically be...

Because of the Turing completeness theory, everything one Turing-complete language can do can theoretically be...

Actually, I didn't make the claim that Ruby follows the principle of least surprise. Someone...

Actually, I didn't make the claim that Ruby follows the principle of least surprise. Someone...

You want to enjoy life, don't you? If you get your job done quickly and...

You want to enjoy life, don't you? If you get your job done quickly and...

From the viewpoint of what you can do, therefore, languages do differ - but the...

From the viewpoint of what you can do, therefore, languages do differ - but the...

Most of the tasks we do are for humans. For example, a tax calculation is...

Most of the tasks we do are for humans. For example, a tax calculation is...

People are different. People choose different criteria. But if there is a better way among...

People are different. People choose different criteria. But if there is a better way among...

The orthogonal features, when combined, can explode into complexity.

The orthogonal features, when combined, can explode into complexity.

In our daily lives as programmers, we process text strings a lot. So I tried...

In our daily lives as programmers, we process text strings a lot. So I tried...