I couldn't agree more Martin. 2017-07-01 10:20 GMT+01:00 Martin J. Dürst <duerst@it.aoyama.ac.jp>: > On 2017/06/28 06:07, Marcel Otto wrote: > > Regarding your question, I'm actually not very qualified to answer that, >> but I don't see how Ruby could catch up with Python's huge development leap >> in these fields. The languages are too similar, that there's no real >> technical benefit Ruby could bring to the table over Python. >> > > Ruby has a quite different syntax from Python, much more fluid. When it > comes to Web applications, DHH very clearly explained that Ruby was > essential for Rails. If we can leverage things such as DSLs and so on, at > which Ruby is very good, then it may be possible to get an advantage on > Python in some of these fields. > > Regards, Martin. > -- PhD Candidate Philosophy / Digital Humanities University College Cork Ireland +353(0)857377737 <+353857377737> Website <http://leto.electropoiesis.org/propaganda/ecce-homo>
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