IMHO In my experience if you come from C or C++, and Java then groovy is a more natural transition. If you have Perl experience then Ruby is a more natural transition. -T
******************************************************************* Todd R. Ellermann VP of Engineering VirtualTourist.com Founder Webagogy.com Researcher Betterwebapp.com Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 805-850-8044 cell ******************************************************************* Does getting an ASU MBA with existing UofA BSCE make me a SunCat? or a WildDevil? Go Cats! ...said with a Devilish grin ;) ----- Original Message ---- From: Kit Plummer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 8, 2008 2:29:11 PM Subject: Re: [jug-discussion] Any News on the Holiday Party? Google? Todd's suggestion of Groovy is not a bad idea either...though you'll still be tied to the JVM (not necessarily a bad thing). If you are just starting to learn to program I'll stand by Ruby, and Groovy to a lesser extend because the language is secondary to getting the many other skills required to make yourself useful to an employer. Kit On Dec 8, 2008, at 3:05 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ha ha! So what is Ruby? > > Respectfully, > Liz, Data Base Administrator, > Methods Engineering > > > > > Kit Plummer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 12/08/2008 02:47 PM > Please respond to > [email protected] > > To > [email protected] > cc > Subject > Re: [jug-discussion] Any News on the Holiday Party? > > > > > > Then Ruby is your best choice. > > (Said with huge grin, and shield raised) > > Kit > > On Dec 8, 2008, at 2:27 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > No, it won't. > > > > Respectfully, > > Liz, Data Base Administrator, > > Methods Engineering > > > > > > > > > > Kit Plummer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 12/08/2008 02:17 PM > > Please respond to > > [email protected] > > > > To > > [email protected] > > cc > > Subject > > Re: [jug-discussion] Any News on the Holiday Party? > > > > > > > > > > > > Does this application have a web-based interface? Or, will it? > > > > On Dec 8, 2008, at 2:08 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > so you have an opinion on the language and Java is the preferred? > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > Liz, Data Base Administrator, > > > Methods Engineering > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > TR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 12/08/2008 01:31 PM > > > Please respond to > > > [email protected] > > > > > > To > > > [email protected] > > > cc > > > Subject > > > Re: [jug-discussion] Any News on the Holiday Party? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:07 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > actually, I've begun a project and am trying to decide if I should > > > use C++ or Java and I don't have a lot of knowledge/experience in > > > either. > > > It's something to model visual transduction. > > > > > > Would it be inappropriate to discuss this at the party? ;-) > > > > > > It would be appropriate to discuss. 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