Hussein B wrote: > 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.
Sounds familiar... (-: > My friends are about to open a Ruby/Rails shop and they are asking me > to join them. In this case, I think you have to make decision that is not technology- centric but application-centric, and you should also consider closely the opportunity set and capability set available to you and your friends. > 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. I don't think you should stop learning anything that rings your bell.. I love learning other languages (e.g. Haskell, Lua, Ruby, C#, Java, boo, etc..) and I will code projects as per the requirements at the time, but I tend to Python because, like you, I like the language and the community. In _addition_ to your love for Python and Django, why not learn Ruby/ Rails? It's not a bad framework at all, and Ruby is quite fun to program in as well...? > The sad fact (at least to me), Ruby is getting a lot of attention > these days. Not a sad fact, What's good for ruby is good for python and vice versa... Friendly competition is always positive and usually good ideas cross-pollinate across the languages... > Why Python isn't getting this attention although is a much more mature > language and it is used by many big, big names? Who says Python is not getting attention? Last time I checked, Python's popularity was at all time high, and the big guns in the industry favor (witness Google AppEngine, Microsoft Ironpython preceding Ironruby, etc..) > And do I dare to say it is much more charming? That is an aesthetic judgement... (-: > What do you think of Ruby/Rails? do they worth learning and working > with? (see above) > Any way, I'm not leaving Python and I will try to study it every time > I get a chance... Good for you (-: > Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
