Questions about Ruby, dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features.
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Good resources for learning Rails? [duplicate]
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Is there a canonical book on Ruby on Rails?
I just finished working through Peter Cooper's "Beginning Ruby". So now I've got a reasonable grounding in the Ruby language ...
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How to stay up to date as a programmer and developer [duplicate]
So I am going to college right now for computer science, and I am reading a lot of books on different languages that have nothing to do with my courses in school, and I found out that I am completely ...
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Why is Python used for high-performance/scientific computing (but Ruby isn't)?
There's a quote from a PyCon 2011 talk that goes:
At least in our shop (Argonne National Laboratory) we have three
accepted languages for scientific computing. In this order they are
C/C++, ...
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Ruby or Python? [closed]
This question is extremely subjective and open-ended. It might even sound like something I should just research for myself and make my own decision. But I'd like to put it out there and get some ...
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How should I go about learning Ruby and Rails? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a canonical book on Ruby on Rails?
I really want to change my PHP specialization to Ruby. I have some Ruby/Rails experience, and I've already created a few Ruby ...
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Why do ruby and python seem to have more community contribution than PHP?
In a recent blog post by Roy Osherove, it is pointed out that his switch from primarily .Net development to ruby development has seen a huge difference in community involvement and really enjoys it.
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Interviewing a developer who's skilled in a language you don't know
Background:
I'm an experienced developer and technical architect (C#, Delphi, Java, Clojure, Assembler, Perl, various esoteric functional programming languages)
We need to hire some Ruby developers ...
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Generalized VS Specialized technical solution; what to take into account?
We recently had a discussion in the office because of conflicting views between developers. One side (side S) argued technical solutions -generally- need to be a specific as possible, while the other ...
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What are Ruby's strengths?
Before I'd read this article, I never understood why anybody liked LISP. After reading it, I was able to give LISP a fair enough shot and have since grown to like it.
It wasn't until I read this ...
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In what area is LISP's macro better than Ruby's “ability” to create DSL
One of things that makes Ruby shine is the ability to create Domain Specific Languages better, like
Sinatra
Rspec
Rake
Ruby on Rails' ActiveRecord
Though one can duplicate these libraries in LISP ...
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Is Windows suitable for Ruby development?
I've read that Windows is not recommended for Ruby development and this is last thing that stops me from starting some projects in Ruby. Are there any changes to this?
Or any suggestions to make ...
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Newbie, deciding Python or Erlang
I'm a Administrator (unix, Linux and some windows apps such as Exchange) by experience and have never worked on any programming language besides C# and scripting on Bash and lately on powershell.
I'm ...
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How do I “ease into” programming coming from a designer background?
Is there a way I can 'ease in' to programming. Like learning to use/modify CGI scripts to add some functions to a basic html site? Even if it's the only thing I learn it's still useful, right?. Unlike ...
