From: Paddy3118 <paddy3118@...>
Date: 2007-01-23T12:50:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby and Python, questions (not a flamewar!)


Drew Olson wrote:

> I've been using ruby for the past 6 months and I must say I am extremely
> impressed. I find it a joy to write and I even find myself making
> excuses to throw together simple scripts at work. I'm also teaching
> myself rails and enjoying the experience as well.
>
> At the same time, I'm looking at Python because I think it's also an
> important language to know/understand today. However, the more I look at
> Python the more I am convinced that ruby is just better. Syntax-wise,
> language vision, design philosophy, I like them all from the ruby side
> better.
>
> So, I am kind of confused as to why Python is so mainstream and ruby
> still seems so fringe. Apps like YouTube are written in Python and
> powerful organizations like NASA, Google, etc. are using Python as well.
> So basically, here are my questions:
>
Hi Drew,
Maybe your confusion on Python''s status is linked to your belief that
because Ruby is 'better' for you then it must be better than Python for
everyone?

- Paddy - A Pythonista who learned Python before Ruby, has seen no
compelling reason to switch, and would be more interested in getting
Python/Perl/Ruby/TCL/C#/Java to more seamlessly interoperate. Easy
access to modules written in any script, Yea!