On 6/22/10 4:51 AM, James Mills wrote: > On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Nathan Rice > <nathan.alexander.r...@gmail.com> wrote: >> As far as community support, Python has 4342 packages listed in sourceforge, >> Ruby has 705. Python is listed in ~0.4% of jobs at indeed.com's trend > > You are forgetting the 10278 (last count) or so packages, modules and what not > available on PyPi (1).
In all fairness, then you need to compare the nearly nine thousand packages on RubyForge. But, otherwise, I refrain from this conversation. Obviously the users on this list prefer Python, in general. We may have many fine reasons for doing so, some of us may have used a bit of Ruby, but LanguageA or LanguageB conversations are never really useful. If you're doing this to solve a certain problem: specify the problem, and I may have some real insight for you. If you're learning this out of an academic desire to learn a new language, then learn both. Learning a new language is always a net win. Which first? Whatever you have the vaguest preference for after five minutes. No reason to be picky with adding tools to your mental toolbox. -- Stephen Hansen ... Also: Ixokai ... Mail: me+list/python (AT) ixokai (DOT) io ... Blog: http://meh.ixokai.io/
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