What can be done with Ruby which can't be done with C# 4.0?
I just finished reading the Ruby chapter of the book [7 Languages in 7 Weeks][1]. Aside from some syntactic sugar here and I can't really see anything which can't be done with C# with a similar syntax. I do understand both languages are inherently different, but my question relates to its usage rather than design.

Relevant questions make me believe Ruby offers little more than C#:

 - [Why aren't c# programmers drawn to ruby as java programmers are?][2]
 - [Is Ruby's code block same as C#'s lambda expression?][3]

I hardly worked with Ruby and my understanding of the language is still very limited, so perhaps somebody who experimented with both .NET 4.0 and Ruby can immediately give concrete examples?


  [1]: http://pragprog.com/titles/btlang/seven-languages-in-seven-weeks
  [2]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3052254/why-arent-c-programmers-drawn-to-ruby-as-java-programmers-are/3052282#3052282
  [3]: http://stackoverflow.com/q/4331714/590790
  [4]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixin
What can be done with Ruby which can't be done with C# 4.0?
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I just finished reading the Ruby chapter of the book [7 Languages in 7 Weeks][1]. Aside from some syntactic sugar here and I can't really see anything which can't be done with C# with a similar syntax. I do understand both languages are inherently different, but my question relates to its usage rather than design.

Relevant questions make me believe Ruby offers little more than C#:

 - [Why aren't c# programmers drawn to ruby as java programmers are?][2]
 - [Is Ruby's code block same as C#'s lambda expression?][3]

I hardly worked with Ruby and my understanding of the language is still very limited, so perhaps somebody who experimented with both .NET 4.0 and Ruby can immediately give concrete examples?


  [1]: http://pragprog.com/titles/btlang/seven-languages-in-seven-weeks
  [2]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3052254/why-arent-c-programmers-drawn-to-ruby-as-java-programmers-are/3052282#3052282
  [3]: http://stackoverflow.com/q/4331714/590790
  [4]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixin