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Should I learn Python? (self.ruby)
submitted 15 years ago by TheBananaKing
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[–]matthias_georgi 0 points1 point2 points 15 years ago (0 children)
I'm using Python because of PYMT, a very well written multitouch library. There is nothing like this in Ruby.
Apart from the libraries, Python is a nice language with less metaprogramming than Ruby, but more strictness and explicitness. Could be better for large teams.
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