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>>Being bitter is drinking poison and hoping someone else will die
>I like that. Is it original?
Unfortunately not. Friend had it in his mail signature, he saw it (or something like it) somewhere on the net, couldn't remember where.
So in other words... if you want something decent and fast, use Java???
Pretty much, yes. Welcome to the 21st century.
JRuby is an interpreter, written in Java. It does not compile Ruby to Java bytecode.
Incorrect. I certainly DOES compile Ruby to Java bytecode. Read the blogs of Charles Nutter, John Rose and Ola Bini for more information.
I agree. I actually defended Spore here on Slashdot when it was the Great DRM Debate, I thought it was fun. But I got really fed up with it surprisingly quick. Designing creatures remained fun, but the core gameplay was just too...shallow.
I think it really deserved the "most overhyped game" awards it won.
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