Excerpts from John List's message of 2010-09-25 22:37:58 +0200:

> On 09/25/2010 02:21 PM, Joel Roth wrote:
> > ...
> >
> > I thought I would like to learn some other language, either
> > python, ruby, Tcl or Forth, but usually I have some
> > practical problem to get done, and the more familiar
> > language gets used.
> >
> I'm in the same situation. I've boiled it down to choosing between learning Python or learning Ruby.
>
> So ... we've been talking about Perl and Python. Does anyone have any observations on how Ruby fits (or doesn't) into this picture?
> -Can it be used for scripting (the original subject)?
> -Is it as C-compatible as Python?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John