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Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 09:58:06 -0800
From: "Craig R. McClanahan" <Craig.McClanahan@eng.sun.com>
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Subject: Re: I want to become an Ant developer
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rubys@us.ibm.com wrote:

> Stefan Bodewig wrote:
>
> >Probably some kind of functional extension along the line of
> >"${prop1}.equals(${prop2})" or similar.
>
>    <script language="JavaScript">
>      task73.setCondition(prop1 == prop2)
>    </script>
>
> >From your reaction I guess this one has been discussed over and over
> >again in the past.
>
> It has, and the issue is not going to go away.  Even if everyone today
> agreed on how to address this, people will continue to join and see the
> rough edges.
>
> Everyone sees the potential of Ant to become a pearl, one that will be
> polished smooth by the application of small amounts of friction over a long
> period of time.
>

That's great, as long as it doesn't become a "perl" -- a language where the
basic philosophy is "there's always than one way to do it."  :-)

>
> - Sam Ruby

Craig