From: joseph collins <joec_49@...>
Date: 2008-06-03T22:17:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby or Perl?

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Thanks - that is what I wanted to hear....I have used perl heavily and it h=
as served me well.
I will look further into Ruby.

Joe

> Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 10:10:16 +0900
> From: james.britt@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: Ruby or Perl?
> To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
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> joseph collins wrote:
> > I wonder if I should stop using perl and start using Ruby. I need input=
 from the Ruby programmers:
> 1-Can ruby programs create Guis much like C# and VB.NET?
> Yes.  I suggest using JRuby + Monkeybars for maximum power + most ease of=
 use.
> But there's also Fx, Tk, a few other options.
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> 2-Can ruby programs be turned into .exe files if needed?
> Um, depends on what you mean.
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> in a self-executing file, and using JRuby + the rawr lib you can easily=20
> create distributable executable files for distribution, but these are=20
> not actually turning Ruby code into native code.
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> 3-Does Ruby support regexp like Perl does?
> Yes, though not exactly as Perl does.  Some small syntax variance.
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> 4-If Ruby as good as perl is when processing text?
> I think so.  Don't see why not, but I haven't used perl in 4 years.
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> 5-Does ruby have anything like associative arrays?
> yes.  We call them hashes.
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> James Britt
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> "I can see them saying something like 'OMG Three Wizards Awesome'"
>    - billinboston, on reddit.com
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