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Re:Introducing Ruvy by whalesalad on Friday October 20, 2023 @01:48PM (#37959260)
I hear you there. I actually used to be an out of control Ruby hater - until I read Eloquent Ruby (fantastic book, my all time fav programming book) and started to understand it from first principles and all the beauty of message passing. I was Ruby-only for a few solid years of my career.

The quicker a young engineer can table that kind of unsubstantiated bias the better. Then again that could go for all aspects of life!

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Re:Introducing Ruvy by beeburrt on Friday October 20, 2023 @02:01PM (#37959426)
That's how I felt about Python for the longest time, hated it. I am currently learning Python.
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Re:Introducing Ruvy by nobleach on Friday October 20, 2023 @04:16PM (#37960993)
I haven't been a Ruby programmer for 10 years but I totally agree on Eloquent Ruby. I sure did love that book. I still pick it up sometimes and thumb through it. I did a reading group for Getting Clojure (another book by Russ Olsen) just because I knew he wrote it.

I totally agree. I have to remind myself often, I may not like the tool, but if I allow myself to get competent with it, I can complete any job. The more I sit around and hate it, the less effective I am.

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Re:Introducing Ruvy by whalesalad on Friday October 20, 2023 @04:24PM (#37961084)
wow TIL there is a book by the same author for clojure - gonna pick that up!
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