From: Glenn Smith <glenn.ruby@...>
Date: 2006-01-27T05:58:52+09:00
Subject: Re: have to learn java

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Last year I got into Ruby in a big way, and was using Rails on a daily
basis.  Sadly "the company way" says Java, so Java it is.

Java has a lot of benefits - no so much the language itself, but the
available libraries.  I seem to remember needing a decent graphing tool for
example, and there are plenty of choices out there for the Java programmer,
but relatively few for Ruby.

Unfortunately this is the downside of Ruby - fabulous language, beautifully
designed, and with a great community and some very dedicated people helping
it to survive and prosper, but it's a relatively small fish in a big ocean
and the big fish is Java right now.  Still, Ruby-On-Rails more than anythin=
g
is pushing Ruby out to a wider audience, so there is hope.





On 26/01/06, James H. <james.herdman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Knowing multiple languages never hurts.  You'll find Java cumbersome,
> but useful.  IMHO, it's the new C.  By that I mean that you'll
> communicate ideas with Java, find it just about everywhere, and it'll
> put bread on the table for years to come.
>
> Besides, you have to know your enemy in order to defeat it =3D)
>
>
>


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All the best
Glenn
Aylesbury, UK

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