Should I Learn Python or Ruby next?

[John Bokma]

geremy condra <debatem1 at gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:58 AM, Josef Tupag <joseftupag at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've been programming (when I do program) mainly in Perl for the last 10
>> years or so. But I've been itching to learn a new language for a while now,
>> and the two near the top of the list are Ruby and Python.
>
> My advice is to learn something *really different* while you've got the itch.
> Work with Forth or (my favorite non-Python language) Haskell for six
> months and then come back to things like Python or Ruby- IME it helps
> to highlight where there are actual differences between languages and
> where there's just minor variations in approach.

Good advice. While I have been exposed to functional programming 16+
years ago, I am reading up on Haskell, and learing a bit of Lisp (Emacs
Lisp).

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John Bokma                                                               j3b

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