Is Ruby Still Relevant in the World of Programming?

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The discussion centers around the experiences and preferences of Ruby developers, highlighting a love for the Ruby language and Ruby on Rails (RoR). Participants express a mix of nostalgia and current usage, with some noting a shift in focus towards Python. While Ruby's syntax is appreciated for its flexibility and expressiveness (TMTOWTDI), concerns are raised about Python's more mature implementation, particularly with features like generators in Python 3.0, which are seen as advantageous compared to Ruby's reliance on lists. Additionally, the lack of a robust visual debugger for Ruby, such as WinPDB for Python, is mentioned as a drawback. Overall, the conversation reflects a balance between fondness for Ruby and recognition of Python's strengths in practical programming scenarios.
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Any other Ruby developers? :)

Pure Ruby or RoR, I don't care. Anyone else love this language? :D
 
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I finally get around to learning Python and you go and swap focus. Not impressed.
 


JaredJames said:
I finally get around to learning Python and you go and swap focus. Not impressed.

Haha! It's too inflexible for me. I really prefer TMTOWTDI. I'm too right-brained I guess :wink:
 


G037H3 said:
Pure Ruby or RoR, I don't care. Anyone else love this language? :D
I do! I actually learned to program in it before learning Python...

Having said that, I actually do more Python programming than Ruby although I still do a fair bit of Ruby programming. The problem is that while I prefer the Ruby syntax, Python still has a more mature implementation. For example, Python 3.0 has done away with lists as default containers and have moved onto generators. After all, you rarely actually need the list and, in the rare times that you do, you can make one out of your generator! Ruby is still using lists, for now...

Also, and this is the real kicker for me, there exists a good visual debugger for Python called WinPDB. Sadly, there's nothing like it for Ruby...
 


It was amongst the first programming languages I've learned. I still use it for occasional tinkering but it's far too slow for me to love, that and I very much dislike duck-typed programming.
 
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