From: Harry Ohlsen Date: 2001-12-12T09:23:54+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:28293] Re: Survey for new Rubyists In article , "Phil Tomson" wrote: > It's been several months since we've had one of these surveys for those > who have just arrived in RubyLand.... Well, I've been using Ruby for almost a year now, but still consider myself a newbie; and I haven't responded to one of these surveys before, so here goes ... > 1) How did you find out about Ruby? I found Programming Ruby in a bookshop. At first I said "Not another programming language!", but then noticed that Dave and Andy were the authors. I'd read The Pragmatic Programmer earlier in the year and figured that if they thought Ruby was good, it was worth looking at. > 2) Prior to finding Ruby, what programming language(s) did you primarily > use? Originally, C, then C++ and in the last couple of years, almost exclusively Java (server side stuff). > 3) (this question is for folks coming from PythonLand or PerlLand) What > Python or Perl modules do you miss most and wish that Ruby had? I've played with Perl and Python, but not for anything serious. > 4) (follow-up to #3) Would the lack of these modules preclude you from > using Ruby? I didn't really play with many modules, so no. > 5) Do you think you'll be using Ruby at work in the next: > 3 months? 6 months? (or do you already use it at work?) I'm currently taking a bit of a sabbatical and going to uni, just because I needed a break from all those 60 hour weeks, and to have a bit of fun learning again. However, I've already waxed lyrical re Ruby to every person who's employed me over the last couple of years, so they know what to expect when I come back onto the market !! > 6) (follow-up to #4) If you don't forsee being able to use Ruby at work > within the next 6 months, what is the main reason keeping you from using > it there?