Should a Python programmer learn Ruby?
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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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