[Ilugc] Ruby
- From: vamlists@xxxxxxxxx (Vamsee Kanakala)
- Date: Sat Jul 19 14:59:32 2008
Ashok Gautham J. wrote:
I dont intend a flame. I prefer Ruby's way over Py's way. But it looks like
though Ruby was surging forward near 2007, there are many projects in
rubyforge et al. that are outdated. Half the bindings seem half done. Some
are inexistent.
That is pretty strange. Can you give some examples? Though Ruby is a
very cool language in itself, you have to understand that Ruby got so
popular mostly because of Rails. So the engine that chugs Ruby
development forward, comes from the web. So sure, you might not find
mature bindings like PyGTK in ruby (but things are improving fast...
there are several new options already - check out _why's Shoes). So,
it's just a matter of time.
But when it comes to libraries that are useful for dealing with web
development, I would bet that Ruby's offerings are as good as, in some
cases better than what Python's have to offer. Don't take my word for
it. Try to build something in Ruby and tell us what are the problems you
faced. That is the only real way to know.
You can read all the flames that will follow until the cows come home,
and you'll be no wiser. Try something. Ask specific questions. And I'm a
little suspicious about the way you put the question - it's always wise
to delve into _any_ language - provided you're looking at it for the
right reasons. Even if you decide to drop it in the end, you would have
learned valuable lessons. So, what are you trying to do?
V.
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