Re:Ruby 2.2.0-preview1 Released
by tbrock on Thursday September 18, 2014 @08:27AM
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Ruby is still my favorite programming language to use for a project. It doesn't have the immediate approachability of python but if you put in the effort to understand and accept it's quirkiness you fall in love. I hope it continues to move forward as far as performance goes so people will continue to use it, not just mostly for prototypes, but beyond. Ruby 2.2 is a great step.
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What quirkiness are you referring to? I tend to find python more quirky but then I've got a lot more experience with Ruby.
Also curious here. I too find Ruby more consistent/predictable than Python.
Ruby is my main/favorite language, but I was exposed to Python first and used it a lot more for work/school, so it's not an experience thing here.
> understand and accept it's quirkiness
Ruby is the child of Smalltalk and Perl/shell.
If you know said languages, then you can figure out Ruby much easier.
Re:Ruby 2.2.0-preview1 Released
by thibaut_barrere on Thursday September 18, 2014 @08:55AM
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I started using Ruby 10 years ago and I'm surprised by its longevity as my main language. It's quite far from falling down gradually. I'm glad I picked it for my most important projects: it really feels as a solid base to build upon.