Can anyone give me a good reason why I would want to use Ruby over Python?
Does Ruby has any inherent advantages over Python?
The reason I ask is because I have written quite a bit of code in Python and
am about to start a new project, where I can use either language.
Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks.
-Fred
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From: “Fred” fred@jobmarketintelligence.com
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby
To: “ruby-talk ML” ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 2:36 PM
Subject: Python vs. Ruby
Can anyone give me a good reason why I would want to use Ruby over Python?
Does Ruby has any inherent advantages over Python?The reason I ask is because I have written quite a bit of code in Python
and
am about to start a new project, where I can use either language.Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks.
-Fred
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http://JobMarketIntelligence.com
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Can anyone give me a good reason why I would want to use Ruby over Python?
Does Ruby has any inherent advantages over Python?
The advantages of Ruby over Python are difficult to put into words;
simply, as others have said, the whole is greater than the sum of the
parts. If you demand an “objective” reason, or list of features that
Ruby has that XYZ language does not, you probably won’t get one that
satisfies you.
The reason I ask is because I have written quite a bit of code in Python and
am about to start a new project, where I can use either language.Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks.
I suggest this: go use it for your project and see how you like it.
It’s really simple to learn, and it can certainly do everything any
other language can, so you won’t paint yourself into a corner there.
Just try it and see. Maybe you’ll like it, maybe you won’t; the only
real way to find out is to decide for yourself.
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 06:36:12 +0900 Fred fred@jobmarketintelligence.com wrote:
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Please go to http://www.ruby-talk.org and search for Python.
Others, please don’t put us through this again. 
Chad
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003, Fred wrote:
Can anyone give me a good reason why I would want to use Ruby over Python?
Does Ruby has any inherent advantages over Python?
But… but… but… it’s friday!
-Martin wonders if non-heise-readers hold their flamefests on fridays, too…
On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 06:51:34AM +0900, Chad Fowler wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003, Fred wrote:
Can anyone give me a good reason why I would want to use Ruby over Python?
Does Ruby has any inherent advantages over Python?Please go to http://www.ruby-talk.org and search for Python.
Others, please don’t put us through this again.
Nope… it’s still Thursday here.
On Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 05:00 PM, Martin Weber wrote:
On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 06:51:34AM +0900, Chad Fowler wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003, Fred wrote:
Can anyone give me a good reason why I would want to use Ruby over
Python?
Does Ruby has any inherent advantages over Python?Please go to http://www.ruby-talk.org and search for Python.
Others, please don’t put us through this again.
But… but… but… it’s friday!
-Martin wonders if non-heise-readers hold their flamefests on fridays,
too…