6 ms·
Ruby's object system is much nicer than Python's, but Ruby has plenty of warts of its own. For example: extremely complex syntax compared to Python's LL(1), ove
by pansa2 2y ago
Ruby's object system is much nicer than Python's, but Ruby has plenty of warts of its own. For example: extremely complex syntax compared to Python's LL(1), overloaded constructs like blocks/procs/lambdas (whereas Python just has functions), and cryptic Perl-isms ($_ etc).
- Qem 2y agoAnother example, initial setup is beginner-unfriendly. No IDLE-like barebones editor provided out-of-the-box in the standard install, just the REPL. Anything beyond that you must figure out and configure by yourself.