From: Lyle Johnson <lyle.johnson@...>
Date: 2005-11-29T07:16:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Programming Newbie: Ruby or Java?

On 11/28/05, Christian Leskowsky <christian.leskowsky@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure why you guys think Ruby is easier than Java from a "Learn It"
> perspective.  Maybe somebody can elaborate on this.  I don't really see it.

Well, to be sure, it's a subjective thing. I suppose that when I think
about the overhead that Java imposes for even a simple "Hello, World!"
program (in terms of syntax and system configuration), Ruby wins. But
as I noted, I've never actually been in the position of having to
teach someone else how to program, so it's conjecture on my part.