• Kalothar@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Ruby was the first programming language I learned and it was such a great entry point into learning for me.

    Now I mainly am using JS in some form (MERN Stack guy), but it did help me learn Python which I use for lots of scraping and even some IoT prog with MicroPython.

    All of this just to say, Ruby is a fine language. I don’t know much about PERL though

    • EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website
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      11 months ago

      Ruby is really cool, and it’s fun to write, I just find it difficult to follow because when I read Rails code there’s so much magic going on and the inheritance structure makes it hard to find things.

      I relate to the philosophy of Python “explicit is better than implicit”, it’s my favourite language.

      I’ve come around to liking JS, I like the ideas of its design despite the quirks.

      • LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works
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        11 months ago

        Never lay your eyes on spring boot then.

        /* This works because there's a bean with a specific name and a 
        specific dependency that doesn't even share the same namespace. 
        
        I don't know what it does, I think it's dark magic. 
        Don't refactor any of this! */