[Techtalk] Ruby/Perl Tutorials
Bethany Seeger
seeger at prosensing.com
Wed Apr 14 12:49:16 UTC 2010
Thanks for the recommendations. (just read a page of the Why's guide and
it's very amusing...)
What I've had a hard time figuring out is what scripting language is it
valuable to learn? Esp if you mostly program in a compiled language but
sometimes what a script to manipulate data, or just perform some minor
function. What looks good on a resume?
Perl vs. Python vs. Ruby...
I've used Ruby for some minor utilities I've needed, but only because I
wanted to learn the language some. I realize Ruby (on rails) is being
used in website development, but I haven't touched that yet.
I realize Perl is older and way more complicated. Maybe over kill for
most things I want to do. Or at least not a very good choice.
-Bethany
Chris Wilson wrote:
> Hi Bethany,
>
> On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, Bethany Seeger wrote:
>
>
>> Do you know of any good ruby and/or perl tutorials? I'm fluent in C,
>> and know a bit of Java, C++... and some scripting. I've played with Ruby
>> some, but am looking for a good tutorial on learning more.
>>
>
> I learned Ruby from Why the Lucky Stiff's amazing and somewhat disturbing
> book, which I highly recommend and you can read for free online here:
>
> http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/book/chapter-1.html
>
> I learned Perl from the O'Really book "Learning Perl", which I also highly
> recommend, if you really insist on learning Perl. I think Python might
> help you preserve your sanity, though.
>
> Cheers, Chris.
>
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