From: Tim Hunter <cyclists@...>
Date: 2005-01-22T09:00:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Reasons to consider learning Ruby?

Preston Crawford wrote:

> I'm completely new to Ruby and Python. I'd like to learn another language
> I currently know most of the Microsoft mainstays like VB, C#, ASP,
> VBScript as well as JavaScript, Java, PHP, etc. I'm interested in learning
> another scripting language, mostly for fast proto-typing and also because
> I have a gut feeling, that at least in Open Source circles, languages like
> Python and Ruby are starting to pick up steam for glueing together
> applications. Now with the news on Slashdot about Rails (as a web
> developer by profession) Ruby has gained my attention.
> 
> So I'm wondering, for what reasons should I consider learning Ruby? I'm a
> "Big Book" type of guy. I love buying one of those tree-killers and diving
> into a new language. I'm trying to decide whether my next language to
> learn will be Ruby or Python. I already know a bit about what makes Python
> good. So my question to you guys is, why Ruby?

This is something of a perma-thread on this n.g. so probably the best thing
for you to do is to go do some searching on google groups for previous
discussions.

Also here's a couple of web pages: 
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PythonVsRuby
http://www.ruby-doc.org/RubyEyeForThePythonGuy.html