s/ruby/any_language/

Why not learn both? As with spoken languages, knowing more than one makes it easier for you to think at a higher level of abstraction and therefore a better developer, and, as others have alluded to, will allow you to choose the 'right tool [framework, library, etc] for the right job'.

Plus, as Giarlo said, they're not really that different.

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From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Chris Fitzpatrick [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 1:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Python and Ruby

One thing to factor in is that if you learn ruby you run the risk of
becoming one of those people who constantly talks,tweets,blogs, posts to
this mailing list about how great ruby is. This can have a very negative
impact on your work productivity.

On Monday, July 29, 2013, Dana Pearson wrote:

> Josh,
>
> I work exclusively with XSLT but specialize in metadata only no need for
> content display choices
>
> maybe a candidate for library programming language...XSLT 2.0 has useful
> analyze-string element to cover Roy's point
>
> by the way, Josh, live just down the road in Leeton
>
> regards,
> dana
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Roy Tennant <[log in to unmask]<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
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> > On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Peter Schlumpf <[log in to unmask]<javascript:;>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > Imagine if the library community had its own programming/scripting
> > language, at least one that is domain relevant.
> > > What would it look like?
> >
> > Whatever else it had, it would have to have a sophisticated way to
> > inspect text for patterns -- that is, regular expressions.
> > Roy
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Dana Pearson
> dbpearsonmlis.com
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