From: Greg Brondo <greg@...>
Date: 2004-03-30T05:29:26+09:00
Subject: General observations

I've used Python on many a project but now am moving to Ruby more and more.
I've noticed a few things that still bug me about Ruby however:

1) Python has more 3rd party modules for it (pdf, graphics, etc).

2) It seems the developers of the above 3rd party modules seem more
   interested in completing (as in mature) their work than their Ruby
   counterparts.

To me it *seems* that as I look for libraries for Ruby (to use in a
production environment) I'm at a loss;  Most of the libraries I would use
are either Alpha quality or appear abandon (pdf being an example).

On the positive side for Ruby it does seem to use less resources during
runtime compared to Python (webrick being an example).

Any comments (positive, no flames please) would be gladly accepted.

Thanks!
Greg B.