Is Ruby better?

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Hi I am very new to Ruby and recently i started learning Ruby on rails also. I keep searching and reading articles to know about Ruby on Rails. I found many articles, where mostly Ruby is compared with Python, and in 80-90% cases it concludes that Python is better, based on performance, time taking to build app, admin section or easness. But I am not sure how true it is. Is really Python is better than Ruby? or is somthing else which I dont know about Ruby. Is ROR works well on shared servers

Thank you very much. Dilraj

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Hi I am very new to Ruby and recently i started learning Ruby on rails also. I keep searching and reading articles to know about Ruby on Rails. I found many articles, where mostly Ruby is compared with Python, and in 80-90% cases it concludes that Python is better,

My advice is to not get caught up in the which language is better or faster, instead look at the bigger picture. What do you need the language for and what set of tools are available to enable you to get the required job done most effectively. Those are some of the core questions.

based on performance, time taking to build app, admin section or easness. But I am not sure how true it is.

Rails vs Django article :wink:

Performance: I hear this one all the time. My answer: a.) these are server-side applications. b.) hardware is cheap.

Is really Python is better than Ruby? or is somthing else which I dont know about Ruby. Is ROR works well on shared servers

List of some RoR hosting providers (a lot do support shared hosting): http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/RailsWebHosts

-Al

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Thanks

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Dilraj,

Ruby on Rails offers much more extensive options for training and support. There are a number of sites that offer extensive screencasts (Railscasts, Peepcode, RubyInside). Dozens of blogs and forums are very active. Dozens of books are available.

From what I have read (similar to you), any advantage that Python has is not dramatic (it's certainly not 5 times or 10 times faster or more powerful). If you are getting started with dynamic languages or web frameworks, the advantage in learning and support for Ruby/Rails should be the deciding factor. The greater supply of Ruby/Rails information means quicker learning and easier time in figuring things out.

Once you know Ruby/Rails, picking up Python/Django is pretty simple.

Best,

John