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November 1, 2006 · by Scott Fradkin

OK. I’ll admit it.  I really like programming in Ruby.

I’m a Java developer by trade, but the opportunity presented itself to get to know Ruby as more than just the name of a gemstone.  I’m usually skeptical when it comes to programming in a different language because Java offers so much and you can program pretty much anything with it.  But… then waltzed in Ruby.

From the moment I ran “emerge ruby” and took a look at the Pickaxe book, I was hooked.  It sucked me right in.

From the conciseness of the language syntax, to the built in libraries, to the flexibility of the language, to developing using Rails… what can I say?

I know plenty of people will disagree, and that’s fine.

Ruby fills a void for me.  It has some interesting features that Java doesn’t (everything is really an object, closures), and it’s quite easy to program in.  I’ve been looking for a language that has Java-like power with the ease of a general purpose scripting language.  Ruby really fits the bill.  I appreciate that you can program a really nice object-oriented application with it, and on the other side of the coin you can program a quick script with it.

I’m sure I could go on and on, but for the moment I won’t.  Ruby has helped to rekindle my joy of learning different programming languages for fun.

Check out Ruby for yourself: Ruby Website

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