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I hear you there. I actually used to be an out of control Ruby hater - until I read Eloquent Ruby (fantastic book, my all time fav programming book) and started
by whalesalad 3y ago
I hear you there. I actually used to be an out of control Ruby hater - until I read Eloquent Ruby (fantastic book, my all time fav programming book) and started to understand it from first principles and all the beauty of message passing. I was Ruby-only for a few solid years of my career.
The quicker a young engineer can table that kind of unsubstantiated bias the better. Then again that could go for all aspects of life!
- beeburrt 3y agoThat's how I felt about Python for the longest time, hated it. I am currently learning Python.
- nobleach 3y agoI haven't been a Ruby programmer for 10 years but I totally agree on Eloquent Ruby. I sure did love that book. I still pick it up sometimes and thumb through it. I did a reading group for Getting Clojure (another book by Russ Olsen) just because I knew he wrote it. I totally agree. I have to remind myself often, I may not like the tool, but if I allow myself to get competent with it, I can complete any job. The more I sit around and hate it, the less effective I am.
- whalesalad 3y agowow TIL there is a book by the same author for clojure - gonna pick that up!