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http://isrubybetterthanpython.com http://isrubybetterthanpython.com

• donw 17y ago
  As a long-time Rubyist, I find this kind of stuff... well, stupid. Python has some bits that I really wish we had in Rubyland, things like sane namespaces and the massive pile of libraries. Being able to pluck from SciPy for doing numerical analysis is an amazing boon, and outside of Python, I can't think of a single language that provides the same set of mathematical tools that you get from SciPy. At the same time, I don't like syntactic whitespace, or the 'only one way to do things' philosophy, and I prefer Ruby's more functionally-oriented approach (e.g., blocks) to Python's more procedural feel. But these are just personal preferences, not objective reasons to choose Ruby over Python. Trying to ask 'which is better' is pointless; they're both very good dynamic languages, and you should use whichever you prefer.
  • techiferous 17y ago
    Ahem...that's a humor web site...
    • j_baker 17y ago
      I downvoted it as well. Not because it's trolling or anything like that. I downvoted it because, well, it just isn't very funny. This is the third page like that I've seen this week.
      • techiferous 17y ago
        Downvoting a humor site because it isn't funny...that makes sense. :) Here's an upvote. :)
• jamesbritt 17y ago
  The Python and Ruby communities deserve better.