From: Ryan Leavengood <leavengood@...>
Date: 2005-12-24T04:15:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Bruce Eckel and Ruby

On 12/23/05, Kevin Brown <blargity@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> And honestly, if the guy doesn't want to learn Ruby, that's fine, I certainly
> don't want to learn Python, but I don't claim that I've tried either.

Yeah that is the thing: if you are happy with what you have and trying
something new doesn't give you some measurable benefit, then don't
worry about it. I really can't begrudge Bruce Eckel or others with
this kind of opinion.

But still, I do agree with the Pragmatic Programmer advice of trying a
new language each year to keep your mind fresh and to give you new
ideas on how to use your favorite or most-used language in better
ways. Maybe for Pythonistas the differences in Ruby aren't enough to
warrant them learning it. Same with us Rubyists when it comes to
learning Python.

Though I have done some Python and the significant whitespace and
"tacked-on" feeling of object-orientation left a bad taste in my
mouth. For me, Ruby fits better. For others, Python is a better fit,
and that is fine.

Ryan