From: woodsc@...00f.net (Conan)
Date: 2004-05-09T07:09:58+09:00
Subject: Re: What do you use Ruby for?

I used ruby to write a program that plays the stock market(with fake
money) and displays a portfolio.  I also wrote a MUD client that was
faster than the C++ written one I was using before.  Ruby is great at
all sorts of things.  Also, whenever I need to solve some kind of math
problem or I need a small script to do something ruby is what I use.  I
recently wrote a quick script that takes an archived file(zip, tar, rar)
full of images and creates an html file displaying all the images.

Scripting languages are great for day to day work.  You can use scripts
for automating tasks to reduce your workload.  After you get used to
using scripts to speeding up your own work, your fellow employees might
get jealous of how fast you work ;)

Conan K Woods

On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 02:18:59AM +0900, Glenn wrote:
> OK, the more I read about Ruby (currently on page 29 of the FAQ,
> having read Matz' (translated) user-guide, the more I like it.  The
> funny thing is that Smalltalk is one of those languages I've always
> wanted to learn, but never quite got to grips with.  Ruby seems to
> have a lot Smalltalk, but packaged up in nice wrapping paper.
> 
> The downside for me is that generally I can't see myself using Ruby
> day-to-day at work, because it's not ALL that common for me to require
> a scripting language.  That said, if I could push myself to find
> reasons, I'd really like to use it more and more.  And I'll certainly
> be trying!!
> 
> I guess it's primary use would be for dynamic web pages, just like
> Perl etc.  but as I don't get involved in that kind of thing, that's
> no good to me.
> 
> So what do YOU use Ruby for?  What kinds of development are you using
> it for (I'm not asking for trade secrets or anything!).