Happy Birthday, Ruby
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Happy Birthday, Ruby
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Re: Happy Birthday, Ruby
#2> > Matz is clever so we can all feel a little smarter, too.
> (OK, I just made that up)
I liked it :).
Re: Happy Birthday, Ruby
#3> Ruby isn't the most beautiful language out there
Huh, I sure think it is. I wonder what the author thinks the competition might be? Ruby has its issues for sure, but aesthetics ain't one of them - far and away my favourite out of any major language.
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#4> Ruby isn't the most beautiful language out there Huh, I sure think it is. I wonder what the author thinks the competition might be? Ruby has its issues for sure, but aesthetics ain't one of them - far and away my favourite out of any major language.
> I wonder what the author thinks the competition might be?
I think he meant beautiful in the conceptual sense (e.g. a beautiful algorithm) not the aesthetic sense.
Aesthetically speaking, Ruby would definitely be in my top 3 and possibly first. For me its main competition is ML-syntax languages, in particular Standard ML and F#.
Re: Happy Birthday, Ruby
#5This should have " (2018)" in the title.
Re: Happy Birthday, Ruby
#6I discovered Ruby in 2005 and immediately fell in love with it. Then came across Rails which really tested that love, what with it's opinions and everything!
And finally reached Sinatra, then Roda and love prevailed! Along the way, discovered and enjoyed working with so many gems both in Ruby as well as part of it's packages!
So, after 13 years now, I'm glad I chose the right language. A language which always asks, is there a simpler, more beautiful way to do the same thing?
So, Happy birthday, and thank you.
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#7I discovered Ruby in 2005 and immediately fell in love with it. Then came across Rails which really tested that love, what with it's opinions and everything! And finally reached Sinatra, then Roda and love prevailed! Along the way, discovered and enjoyed working with so many gems both in Ruby as well as part of it's packages! So, after 13 years now, I'm glad I chose the right language. A language which always asks, i…
I’ve also been using Ruby full time for 13 or 14 years and I am really hoping its popularity and commercial viability continues for another 13 years (or another 25).
I’m certain my level of mastery contributes to my enjoyment. And it’s not that I don’t like learning new things, I do! But Ruby is just an absolute pleasure to write, and it’s hard to imagine spending 8+ hours a day living in any other ecosystem.
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#8After 25 years it seems Ruby is in gradual decline these days? You will find one ruby related post at HN after reading 500 of Javascript and/or Python posts here for example.
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#9Ruby was my re-entry into programming. Before it, I had tried programming in highschool (c++) and, while I did well at it, felt like it wasn't for me. I was going to go into some other field like Photography instead.
By chance I had to do a programming class in college, and they had put me into the wrong one by accident - a final year software project in Ruby. I did really well at it, fell in love with the language and got into other programming languages from there.
I've been doing Ruby for 12 years now and it's my go-to language when I can choose. My entire programming career has Ruby to thank.
Re: Happy Birthday, Ruby
#10After 25 years it seems Ruby is in gradual decline these days? You will find one ruby related post at HN after reading 500 of Javascript and/or Python posts here for example.
I don't think it's in decline, but it's certainly maturing - there's not so much "cool new stuff" to share about it anymore