From: Josh Charles <josh.charles@...>
Date: 2005-08-19T06:17:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Python vs Ruby! (Forcus on Performace)

> I've been fighting the good fight inside a really large corporation
> trying to get Ruby on the "approved" list.  I've brought this up a
> couple times in the past on this list and have got some good
> responses.
> 
> Perl used to be the language of choice for certain application
> domains.  Then, a few years ago, Python was seen to be better than
> Perl, so Python was added to the "approved" list.

One concern I have is performance issues, especially when it comes to
GUI programming.  After trying several different programs, I've
noticed a large difference in performance between Ruby (Using FXRuby)
and Python (Using PyQT) with Python coming out as the clear leader. 
The Python Program (Eric3) was running about five times faster than
the Ruby (FreeRIDE).  Those two ought to compare well, as they have
similar functions.

It's bothersome because I already dedicated a project to working in
Rails before I found this out, so I can only hope this is a Graphical
Toolkit Issue and not a language issue.