Why Ruby Is More Readable Than Python
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Why Ruby Is More Readable Than Python
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Re: Why Ruby Is More Readable Than Python
#2It's not.
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#3Nice to see some of the differences clearly laid out.
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#4Subjective opinion presented as fact? Say it ain't so.
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#5Currently I’m working in a large ruby codebase and previously I was working with Python and Go. Until this moment, I do prefer Python.
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#6Subjective opinion presented as fact? Say it ain't so.
Weird criticism.
If I say that halloumi is better than tofu, do you not assume I'm talking about my personal opinion? Do I need to make it painfully clear that it's my subjective opinion?
Taste, as much as readability, are subjective so that can be assumed.
Also, if you read the post, you'll have noticed the author is constantly saying "I find this more readable", and engaging the reader with "what do you think?" questions on each point made, which makes it very obvious that they're presenting a personal, subjective view.
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#7Both Python and Ruby can become extremely hard to read if you start leaning heavily on the metaprogramming parts. When I was learning ruby on rails circa 2012 I frequently got frustrated with libraries writing their own DSL.
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#8Interesting. Even with the examples given, I found Python considerably easier to follow, with the possible exception of the inheritance example.
Just goes to show how subjective it all is!
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#9Subjective opinion presented as fact? Say it ain't so.
This is a matter of style; we encourage writers to write this way and trust that readers know the difference between fact and opinion.
Go through a typical college writing class and the teacher will direct you to delete phrases like “I think” and “I believe” from your writing.
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#10I find Ruby to be more straightforward than Python. In isolation, I’d argue Ruby is greatly more readable and understandable than Python.
In practice, Ruby code isn’t. Once someone starts doing advanced meta programming, get the shovel, because you’re going to kill whoever wrote it and need to bury the body.
Rails largely gets away with this by having opinionated design, good documentation, and a large user base who have already written answers to your questions.