Actually, I didn't make the claim that Ruby follows the principle of least surprise. Someone felt the design of Ruby follows that philosophy, so they started saying that. I didn't bring that up, actually.
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That's Ruby's main difference from other language designs. I emphasize the feeling, in particular, how I feel using Ruby.
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