From: David Heinemeier Hansson <david.heinemeier@...>
Date: 2005-07-19T08:53:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby/Rails as a starter language?

> Start learning Ruby first.

Unless you like computers and programming for the sake of it (I know
lots of people who do), I'd suggest picking a purpose. Is there a
outcome you want? Do you want to make your homepage a little more
dynamic? Do you have a web database idea for your sports club? Select
a language and environment that's most targeted for what you want to
do.

For lots of first projects, I'd actually recommend PHP. The barrier to
entry is so silly low that you might just like it on the first go.
Then, once you have enough of your soul in programming, do come back
to do some Ruby (on Rails).
-- 
David Heinemeier Hansson
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