From: gregarican Date: 2006-07-09T10:55:16+09:00 Subject: Re: Why Ruby over Python? As someone who has used both languages for various projects I would say that I honestly have more fun programming in Ruby. It fits the way I think better and therefore is more intuitive than Python IMHO. The languages are similar in nature and if you learn one then learning the other shouldn't be too tough. The other external factor (other than personal experience) is the community. As others have posted the Ruby community is active, helpful, patient, and funny. Not every language necessarily can say that... howachen@gmail.com wrote: > Besides ROR, can you give me a reason why perfer ruby instead of > python? > > seems to many users, they are very similar in nature... > > such as > > 1. non C or Java style syntax > 2. focus on codes readability, not like Perl > 3. ..