Ed Howland wrote: > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Iain Davis > It does, but it doesn't > appeal to the audience that Ed may be thinking >> Python is very accessible that way. I had a professor in college who >> is a big fan of Python, he'd use it for teaching in many of his >> courses. The ability to download a single installer, run it, and get >> going in IDLE made that possible. >> >> Iain >> > > I agree with Iain, here. I'm not trying to preach to the converted. Or > to further fan the flames in the editor/IDE wars. But lot's of > universities have settled on Python for just that reason: jump in > simplicity.
Really? Or is it simply that Python has had longer to get traction than Ruby? Ruby has the same jump-in simplicity as Python -- in fact, it has more, since it's easier to write working code in Ruby (IMHO -- I can't seem to get anything done in Python, and I know of other Ruby developers who feel similarly). Do you know of anyone who *actually* chose Python over Ruby based solely (or mostly) on the presence of IDLE? Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
