I know JavaScript, should I learn Ruby or Objective-C next?

#1

Post by joelklabo » Thu, Jun 16, 2011, 1:51 AM UTC

I am looking for max career advancement as well as max mental growth.

Re: I know JavaScript, should I learn Ruby or Objective-C next?

#2

Post by geuis » Thu, Jun 16, 2011, 2:05 AM UTC

You can easily pickup RoR if you get into a situation where you have to use the framework.

However, if you're like me and you know javascript well, Objective-C might be the better choice. I've recently gotten into iOS app development and started off with using Phonegap. However, I quickly ran into the limitations of Phonegap and started having to do minor Obj-C modifications to get one of the apps to do things I needed. This experience has lead me down the path of deciding to tackle Obj-C, which for me is the better move than learning Ruby.

Re: I know JavaScript, should I learn Ruby or Objective-C next?

#3

Post by joelklabo » Thu, Jun 16, 2011, 8:14 PM UTC

geuis wrote: post #2

You can easily pickup RoR if you get into a situation where you have to use the framework. However, if you're like me and you know javascript well, Objective-C might be the better choice. I've recently gotten into iOS app development and started off with using Phonegap. However, I quickly ran into the limitations of Phonegap and started having to do minor Obj-C modifications to get one of the apps to do things I need…

Yeah. That's what I think I want to learn but phonegap etc. were making me feel like maybe it was becoming more obsolete. From what you said, and what I have heard others say though I think that isn't true. I just want to learn something that will continue to be relevant for a long time.