Daily Archives: October 4, 2006

Which Language To Use

A friend asked me to comment on which language to use and which was better. I whipped up this response.
I also was at the bookstore and skimmed a idtiotic book called From Java to Ruby written by Bruce A. Tate. It is a fun read but the guy is a moron. it got me thinking.
Don’t get me wrong – I like Ruby and see it as a neat point on the evolution of languages and explores neat space blending framework and language – but it is only a point solution and the book suggests that Ruby is a whole new species and will be LAMP – Hah!
There are a lot of contenders for the “What will be next after C# and Java burn out”. Ruby is cool but does not raise its head above the crowd.

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