Ruby or Python

I've had Java shoved down my throat for about 2 years solid at my skewl, and I'm finally fucking done with it. I also know a bit of bash and awk, but it's so little and so rusty that I can't even have a while loop of "HI2U" going.

So I'm looking at learning either Python or Ruby over the summer months. Which would be more suited for a Java kid?

Ruby > Python

Python is for fucking idiots
Ruby is for enterprise quality web 2.0 faggotry

perl > (abs(ruby) + abs(python))

>>4
seconded.

If you already know some bash and awk, Perl is the closest to these so should be easiest to learn.

more like
    perl > abs ruby + abs python

>>7
what? are you some kind of faggot?

>>7
MY BRAIN AGH

perl >+ abs ruby+python

>>7
more like
perl > eval join'+',map{abs}(ruby,python)

Perl is the C++ of dynamically-typed languages: you can do amazing things with it, but you first need to be an expert (which takes ages). How much Conway have you read today?

Perl is the anus of bodily orifices; you can do amazing things with it, but it's still shit that comes out in the end.

i like ruby.

>>11
perl > eval join'+',map abs,ruby,python

Python, unless you're doing AJAX shit with Ruby on Rails.

>>16
C is much better for AJAX shit than Ruby on Fails.

>>17
Machine code is much better for AJAX shit than C on Fails.

>>16
I prefer the Catalyst library in Perl myself.

Python. Ruby is like Python on Perl, a.k.a. Python on total lack of readability.

>>18
BBcode is much better for AJAX shit than machine code on its own.

>>21
AJAX is much better for its own shit than BBcode on a machine.

>>22
BBcode is much better for shit than AJAX on its own machine.

>>23
BBcode is much better for trolling than BBcode on world4chan.

Use the PHP CLI interface.

Ruby has a similar feature set than Python, but a stupid Perlish syntax that lets you omit shit you should never, and offers many stupid ways to do the same thing to ensure you won't be able to understand others' code or feel comfortable with it. From Ruby I like how you can modify (not only subclass) builtin classes, though this is dangerous for all projects that are not one-man, and I like its blocks and the fact statements are expressions.

From Python I like its syntax, its cleanliness, and its broad library and extension availability (you can do about anything with it). It's getting quite popular and you can find it used everywhere; even as the core for Google appliances. It's also much faster in its default implementation.

>>22
>>23
LOL SAME FAGGOT

>>27
LOL NEVER SAID I WASN'T

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