From: Brian Candler <lists@...>
Date: 2012-09-12T05:12:10+09:00
Subject: Re: About choosing Ruby?

Bartosz Dziewoński wrote in post #1075516:
> The languages are quite similar. You really should just use the one
> that seems nicer to you :)
>
> Here's a comparison:
> 
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ruby-from-other-languages/to-ruby-from-python/
>
> I'd add to it:
> * Python is slightly less flexible, but slightly faster
> * Python usually uses list comprehensions (google it) instead of
> higher-order functions like select or map (google these, too)

And I'd add:

* Ruby has a much clearer class model, and cleaner separation of methods 
and instance variables
* Python(3) has a much more sane approach to strings and encoded 
representations of strings than ruby(1.9)

However if you really have to ask the question "which one should I learn 
to get a job?", then you're not really starting at the right point IMO.

To make yourself attractive to an employer, you should get experience 
writing real projects in multiple languages. In this process you'll not 
only find out what you enjoy, but you will fill in a lot of gaps in your 
knowledge by looking at problems from different angles.

You will have a clearer idea what sort of job you are looking for, and 
your prospective employer can be impressed both that you enjoy working 
in a particular language, and that you can explain the differences 
between this one and others you have worked with.

Regards,

Brian

-- 
Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.