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Python is one the most popular programming languages. Ruby fits into a similar category as Python (high level, interpreted scripting language, very dynamic, has
by gkbrk 10mo ago
Python is one the most popular programming languages. Ruby fits into a similar category as Python (high level, interpreted scripting language, very dynamic, has a rich ecosystem with tons of existing code). Being faster than Python makes it more attractive to use, or port Python codebases to.
- wiseowise 10mo agoNobody cares about Ruby outside of RoR Python is one of the Lingua Franca of scientific, data, and most importantly, ai communities Has much bigger community than Ruby Has much, much better tooling story Has much better gradual typing story Isn’t THAT much slower than Ruby, there are far more attractive targets than Ruby if you care about performance
- wmoxam 10mo agoI found scrooge. Bah, humbug!
- dismalaf 10mo ago> Python is one of the Lingua Franca of scientific, data, and most importantly, ai communities You mean it's the most used frontend for all the C and C++ libraries that are used for scientific computing, data and AI.
- wiseowise 10mo agoSemantics.
- dismalaf 10mo agoLiterally all those libraries are usable with Ruby. Libtorch, BLAS, LAPACK, Tensorflow, etc...
- wiseowise 10mo agoAnd with Java, and with Go, and with Rust, and with pretty much any language offering some form of FFI. But they're used with Python, and good luck convincing your interviewer that it should be used with Ruby.
- dismalaf 10mo ago> convincing your interviewer Some of us don't work for others and just program what we want.