Very true, I think Ruby's metaprogramming is an example of the kind of strong feature you were talking about. I don't use Ruby, but I remember reading about it

Very true, I think Ruby's metaprogramming is an example of the kind of strong feature you were talking about. I don't use Ruby, but I remember reading about it in the Poignant Guide and being really impressed at how it can make code look very different, basically one way to make a DSL.