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s/objective/subjective/ FTFY On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Marc Chantreux <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:25:14AM -0500, Matthew Sherman wrote: > > Ok folks, we have veered into nonconstructive territory. How about we > > come back to the original question and help this person figure out > > what they need to about Ruby and Python so they can do well with what > > they want to work on. > > comparing languages on objective criterias (especially when they are as > close as ruby and python) isn't constructive. > > but ok, let's try > > * both claim to be very easy to learn (ruby by having a very nice > syntax, python by limitating the features from the syntax) > * writing python code is very boring when you come from featured. > langages like ruby or perl. nothing can be expressed a simple way. > * ruby is slow ... i mean: even for a dynamic language. > * both langages have libs for libraries for libraries but lack > something as robust and usefull as CPAN (and related tools) > * python has an equivalent of the perl PDL (scipy) > * python has Natural Language Toolkit (equivalent in other langages ?) > > your basic goal | your langage > ------------------------------------- > write/maintain faster | perl > reuse existing faster | python > learn faster | ruby > execute faster | you're probably screwed. > experiment lua, go, haskell, rust > > regards > -- > Marc Chantreux > Université de Strasbourg, Direction Informatique > 14 Rue René Descartes, > 67084 STRASBOURG CEDEX > ☎: 03.68.85.57.40 > http://unistra.fr > "Don't believe everything you read on the Internet" > -- Abraham Lincoln >