Should a Python programmer learn Ruby?

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Published on 2011-02-11T06:40:32Z Indexed on 2011/02/11 7:32 UTC
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Hi!

I have been a Python programmer for around 1.5 years (one internship + side projects), so I am comfortable with the language.

Given that everyone is talking about Ruby these days, and I mean seriously! No one bothers about Python (from what I've seen). See GitHub. All RoR. I apply for a job and they ask me about RoR. I look at the screencasts on peepcode.com and they are in Ruby. gitimmersion.com has all the tutorial in Ruby! I know this is pretty vague, but still... why Ruby! Everyone these days is obssessed with RoR! Why not Python?

Anyways, my questions are:

  • Should I learn Ruby?
  • Is learning Ruby when knowing Python be, er, complicated for me? Or is it going to be just like learning any other language?

Thanks!

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