From: Gary Watson <pfharlock@...>
Date: 2006-07-07T00:24:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby in universities ?

surfunbear@yahoo.com wrote:
>  Not sure if this is a dumb question, but
> if I start a masters degree in computer science, will the classes
> require that I write in C++ and Java ? Since those are more common,
> that's what I might expect. Too bad because I am really starting to
> like Ruby alot.
> 
> Only 20 ruby jobs listed on boston craigs list, 300 or so for Perl. I
> wonder when this
> might start to change ?
> 
It was my experience that almost all programming in the beginning 
classes were done in Java, later in C++.  As I got to the end of my 
degree, I started having choices as to which languages I used to 
implement things, so I started handing in assignments in ruby.  Colleges 
will be different, I've heard of some that start you out in scheme or 
lisp.  I can only speak from my own experience.