Newsgroup threads
c.l.python threads
Completely Python vs. Ruby
[http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PythonVsRuby Python Vs Ruby wiki at c2.com] point by point comparison.
[http://tinyurl.com/4mbkd OT: Ruby programmers use Python (was Re: ruby on rails ... python on ?)]. 30-10-2004 - 02-11-2004, 17 articles
[http://groups.google.nl/groups?threadm=pan.2004.10.31.01.55.39.405035%40large.net ruby on rails ... python on ?]. 30-10-2004 - 17-11-2004, 9 articles
[http://web.archive.org/web/20050204062537/http://www.ruby-doc.org/RubyEyeForThePythonGuy.html] Ian Bicking's piece is good
[http://reflectivesurface.com/weblog/2004/12/19/why-rails] rebuttal to another Ian Bicking post
Partially Python vs. Ruby
[http://tinyurl.com/4ltzu Summary: strong/weak typing and pointers] 3-11-2004 - 12-11-2004, 33 articles, 6 contain the term "Ruby"
[http://martinfowler.com/bliki/CollectionClosureMethod.html] Martin Fowler re: closures, Smalltalk inject and its derivatives