[nerdponx]

What's an example of one of those kludges? "Ruby concise" at least looks elegant, whereas, say, "Perl concise" is hideous.

[stouset]

I’m continually impressed by how understandable golfed Ruby tends to be, especially when compared to Perl. Golfed Perl is completely inscrutable, whereas golfed Ruby is often times no less understandable than a longer version.

[abritinthebay]

I disagree it even looks elegant. Short? Yes. Better than Perl? Sure, but even Perl fans wouldn’t call it a pretty language.