From: "Booker C.Bense" Date: 2005-07-15T00:10:51+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby momentum? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article , Preston Crawford wrote: >I'm an outsider to the Ruby community. I've used it a time or two, >mostly to get familiar with it. I've read part of the PickAxe, but my >job (Java) keeps me in Java-land. I'm wondering what those of you using >Ruby feel are Ruby's chances of taking off. At least to the extent that >you could begin to see it used in places where J2EE is being used >currently. I know this is already happening. But my question is more >with regards to the future. Is something like RoR worth learning in the >context of being able to actually put it to use in the future? I know >I'm asking for conjecture. And that's all I expect. But not being >actively involved in the community, I get no sense as to how much >momentum Ruby has, and thus what the chances of it becoming more >commonly used, are. > >I know Java has a head start and has the backing of many large >corporations, so it's perhaps not an apt comparison to make. But I like >the language. And I like the philosophy of Ruby. To what extent this is >translating into projects and jobs, however, I have no idea. > _ I've gotten unsolicited inquiries from recruiters looking for Ruby on Rails experience. Since my Ruby expertise is actually pretty limited, I suspect there must be some demand for experienced people. I would think that if you want a Ruby job ROR is a must. I see it as being the equivalent for Ruby of what cgi scripting was for perl in the late 90's. _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBQtZ/dWTWTAjn5N/lAQFyuwP+JEL03hCMePBsADAmOM2CHL8uwMaSLOXW 2O8EJSe2vvqhcogyPyxAaPvOSEeZyrG53j4XtcFee1MupJKGdYfSoLL1k0R5YhqZ k1R7MvxYMT+kjvzTCOlHicrL0zOHg14cx1DUU6Y0s5kvhyHLgRfvBBa++SHFHGAW h3zB2c/Go5Y= =C6Ux -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----