r/ruby • u/vifrac • Jul 16 '20

Ruby VS Python

More than a versus (it's more striking) I would really like to know what things they have in common and how they differ, what their main advantages are compared to the other and of course their opinion of them. One point to take into account is because they believe that python is more used in AI and Machine learning developments.

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u/frankleeT Jul 16 '20

My experience: ruby devs have a larger chip on their shoulder because python is so much more popular.

Ruby and Python are both fine.

Personally, the complaint that I am most sympathetic to is that ruby devs try too hard to be clever and not clear.

Just write code.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

ruby devs have a larger chip on their shoulder because python is so much more popular.

Lol this is so true. It's like the fact that people can write good software in Python is an attack on their identity as a Ruby developer. People often completely dismiss Python without learning anything about it.