Should I Learn Python or Ruby next?

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On Jun 22, 4:20 am, James Mills <prolo... at shortcircuit.net.au> wrote:
> I find Ruby (compared to Python) to be a syntactical rip-off and
> a bad one at that. Some things in Ruby aren't nearly as simple or
> as concise as you would find in Python.

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On Jun 22, 4:29 am, Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmic... at sequans.com>
wrote:
> This is a python list, fully dedicated to our dutch semi God. So how can
> you even immagine that someone here will suggest you to go for rub...
> sorry I can't prononce this blasphemous name.

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On Jun 22, 5:02 am, lkcl <luke.leigh... at gmail.com> wrote:
>  so whilst ruby may be dynamic and compact, it's not beautiful,
> readable or obvious as to what's going on.  i look at a python
> program, and it uses actual... like... y'know... words that make
> sense.  i look at a ruby program and i simply cannot say the same, not
> even if you put code which is supposed to do exactly the same job.

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On Jun 22, 5:02 am, Thomas Jollans <tho... at jollans.com> wrote:
> Ruby has a bunch of strange syntactical zits: I mean, @instancevariable,
> @@classvariable, $GLOBAL, and whatnot?? I don't like them, I find
> Python's syntax cleaner, easier on the eye, and the finger.
>
> To get really religious, and Ruby violates quite a few of these,>>> import this
>
> The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
  ...<snip Zen>...
> Ruby is almost only used on Rails and in Japan. We're much more
> universal, and more friendly !

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On Jun 22, 9:49 am, "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <da... at druid.net> wrote:
> Python is executible pseudocode.

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...After reading these comments i reminisce back to a time when a good
friend of this community "r" said basically the same things but was
lynched for them. Hmm? Has the community changed? Or is it that these
comments came from someone other than "r" that they go unpunished.
Hmm, riddles in the dark...?

Josef, As for me i would suggest Python (of course). Ruby has a very
very few niceties but all in all Python wins hands down. However if
your a past perl obfuscation nut, or laborious lisper, just skip
strait over to Ruby right away because you ain't gonna like Python's
clean syntax! ;-)