APL, of course! On Jul 29, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Peter Schlumpf <pschlu...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Python and Ruby (and any other programming languages) are just tools. Some > do some things better than others. > > Imagine if the library community had its own programming/scripting language, > at least one that is domain relevant. What would it look like? > > > Peter Schlumpf > > > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Joshua Welker <wel...@ucmo.edu> >> Sent: Jul 29, 2013 10:43 AM >> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU >> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Python and Ruby >> >> Not intending to start a language flame war/holy war here, but in the >> library coding community, is there a particular reason to use Ruby over >> Python or vice-versa? I am personally comfortable with Python, but I have >> noticed that there is a big Ruby following in Code4Lib and similar >> communities. Am I going to be able to contribute and work better with the >> community if I use Ruby rather than Python? >> >> I am 100% aware that there is no objective way to answer which of the two >> languages is the best. I am interested in the much more narrow question of >> which will work better for library-related scripting projects in terms of >> the following factors: >> >> -existing modules that I can re-use that are related to libraries (MARC >> tools, XML/RDF tools, modules released by major vendors, etc) >> -availability of help from others in the community >> -interest/ability of others to re-use my code >> >> Thanks. >> >> Josh Welker >> Information Technology Librarian >> James C. Kirkpatrick Library >> University of Central Missouri >> Warrensburg, MO 64093 >> JCKL 2260 >> 660.543.8022