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Re:Working With Unix Processes on Tuesday December 20, 2011 @11:03AM (#3373864)
I read the first six chapters and I really, really like it so far, great writing style and very informative!
Re:Rails Is Not For Beginners on Friday December 09, 2011 @01:12AM (#3332800)
Wow, thanks so much, this looks like an amazing resource indeed!
Professionalism is boring.
Re:Ask HN: What should I learn next: Ruby or Python ? on Tuesday January 26, 2010 @05:21PM (#1079068)
Things I love about Ruby (I have not used Python yet):

- everything is an object, so you can e.g. store code in a Proc to execute it later or add new methods to Numbers (e.g. 1.kilobyte => 1024)

- very clean syntax and expressive method names means you don't need to document much, it's pretty obvious most of the time (e.g. 3.times do print "ho" * 3 end => "hohoho")

- very flexible, allows nice DSLs that read a lot like english (e.g. Rails or RSpec)

- interesting community with lots of free material (e.g. _why's poignant guide, railscasts.com, therubyshow.com, ...)

I'm sure Python is pretty cool as well, but from all I've heard (I had the same question a while ago) Ruby seems to fit me better with its "more fun and freedom" philosophy.

Re:Fat Free CRM - Ruby On Rails-based open source CRM on Thursday July 02, 2009 @05:51PM (#685247)
Yes, deploying FatFree CRM on Heroku would be incredibly important for me!