From: Daniel Carrera <dcarrera@...>
Date: 2003-02-01T01:42:21+09:00
Subject: Re: Thank you all and new questions

On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 11:24:59PM +0900, Nicolay Vasiliev wrote:
>  Hello!
> 
> Thank you all, guys, for your answers. I hope your  laudatory words ;) for
> Ruby will be helpfull for me.
> 
> And now I have another questions.
> 
> 1. For Python experienced people. How you compare Ruby with Python?

I like Ruby's object orientation better.  Python is not 100% OO, but more 
of a hybrid.  For instance, there are both functions and methods, and they 
are different.  In Ruby, there are only methods.

However, you can define a method that is just a method of the class Object 
(at the top of Ruby's hierarchy).  Those can be used just like a function, 
and you can call them functions.

> 2. Is it possible to make in Ruby fully functional:
>     2.1 GUI-apps
>     2.2 DB-apps
>     2.3 Web-apps.

Short answers:  yes, yes, yes.

2.1 GUI-apps:
    Ruby/Tk
    Ruby-GNOME2: ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.net
    FXRuby (Fox): fxruby.sourceforge.net/
    RubyCocoa: http://www.imasy.or.jp/~hisa/mac/rubycocoa/index.en.html
    Ruby/FLTK: ruby-fltk.sourceforge.net

My favorite is Ruby-Gnome.

2.2, 2.3 -- See PickAxe:  www.rubycentral.com/book/

Cheers,
-- 
Daniel Carrera
Graduate Teaching Assistant.  Math Dept.
University of Maryland.  (301) 405-5137