Python for Ruby Programmers
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Claims that Python and Ruby are more similar than different, with the presenter listing 13 similarities and 13 differences and surveying 5 problem domains. Concrete tooling: Rails and Sinatra for Ruby, Django and Flask plus urllib2 for Python; numpy and scipy for scientific work. Notable specifics: Python enforces indentation, has first-class functions and finer-grained imports, lambdas limited to one line, and Windows deployment and scientific libraries often favor Python. Hiring: Python developers ramp into Ruby quickly.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Python for Ruby programmers
- 1:48Introduction
- 2:51Python basics and Ruby
- 15:25Python vs Ruby differences
- 25:58Python's versatility
- 29:47Author's opinions and hiring
- 33:18Q&A
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