From: David Balmain <dbalmain.ml@...>
Date: 2005-12-21T02:11:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Bruce Eckel wouldn't know why to switch from Python to Ruby

I've done some programming in Python. I have to say that it's really
difficult trying to compare the two languages. Saying one is better
than the other seems pointless to me. Really it just comes down to
which language fits your brain the best. And even then, why limit
yourself to one. As the pragmatic programmes espouse, it really helps
to learn as many languages as you can.

Dave

On 12/21/05, Robert Klemme <bob.news@gmx.net> wrote:
> cyberco wrote:
> > Bruce Eckel (author of amongst other popular books 'Thinking in Java')
> > has doubts why anybody would switch from Python to Ruby. An
> > interesting read:
> >
> > http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=141312
>
> Thanks for the interesting read!
>
> > To quote him:
> >
> > "The person I want to hear from is the core Python expert, someone who
> > knows that language incredibly well, who has decided that Ruby is just
> > so much better that all the mature Python libraries and community
> > expertise doesn't hold a candle to the value of moving to Ruby. That
> > person would be able to make a compelling, feature-by-feature
> > argument"
> >
> > Any Python experts here? :)
>
> They probably forgot all their Python once they started with Ruby... ;-)
>
>     robert
>
>
>