Should I Learn Python or Ruby next?

[Emile van Sebille]

On 6/22/2010 4:09 PM rantingrick said...
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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...?

Hmm, I don't remember the thread you're referring to, but when Matz 
launched Ruby and the volume of posts on c.l.py talking about ruby 
increased, we all wished him the best and voted to establish c.l.ruby. 
(OK, call it voted him off the island if you wish.)  As I recall, 
compilation was the biggest missing piece that Matz wanted and my 
impression was that Ruby in the early days used much of what was then 
pythonesque.  I always figured to take a closer look if/when python 
didn't run as quickly as I needed.   Hasn't happened yet...

Emile