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Ruby… final answer

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I have been trying to decide which new programming language to learn, which one would be interesting, have a large and active community and be useful on my job. I had narrowed down the choices to: Ruby, Python or Erlang.

I chose Ruby. Why Ruby, you ask. I can use it professionally, at my current job.

At work we are hosted on AWS cloud using RightScale for automation. RightScale is using Chef for some of it server scripts, and the scripts are Ruby based. I have the opportunity to write Ruby scripts everyday, giving me the chance to use what I learn.

So my language toolbox consists of: PHP, Java, and now Ruby.

I’ve done Python, C#, Perl before, but it has never been an “everyday” language.

Off to get eclipse primed for Ruby development.

I have been in the software industry for over 14 years in many different roles including LAMP engineer, software developer, technical trainer, and manager. I enjoy learning new things and working on strong teams. I spend my free time with my wife and my son, trying to stay dry in the pacific northwest. I spend all day with my head in the clouds (AWS usually).

2 thoughts on “Ruby… final answer”

    • Hi Robert,

      Yes, it is working out well. I have been using eclipse for a while so I did not have any learning curves using the tool, I just needed to know how to set it up for Ruby development.

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