Hussein B wrote:
Hey, I'm a Java/Java EE developer and I'm playing with Python these days. I like the Python language so much and I like its communities and the Django framework. My friends are about to open a Ruby/Rails shop and they are asking me to join them. I don't know what, sure I'm not leaving Java, but they are asking me to stop learning Python and concentrate on Ruby/Rails. The sad fact (at least to me), Ruby is getting a lot of attention these days. Why Python isn't getting this attention although is a much more mature language and it is used by many big, big names? And do I dare to say it is much more charming? What do you think of Ruby/Rails? do they worth learning and working with? Any way, I'm not leaving Python and I will try to study it every time I get a chance... Thanks.
On the whole, I think python gets more attention, but that doesn't not mean you should ignore Ruby, at least to a 'dabble-in' level. To me, the main reason for learning ruby is because it is the scripting language for Google sketchup.
And now it looks as if I shall wish to learn another little language, at least to 'dabble-in' level: Lua, because it is going to srcipt a new variation in the TeX world. But neither has a cat-in-hell's chance of replacing python anytime soon, as far as I am concerned. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
