Is Ruby or Python better? Or have you another alternative, and of course, why?
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I am not sure what you plan to develop for, but if you are developing for web I would recommend PHP, not necessarily because it is the best but because it is the most used. If someone else needs to change your code, you will have an easier time finding someone who uses PHP than the other languages. Also, almost anything you would need to write in PHP has been written by someone, somewhere, so it is usually easy to find code on the internet that does what you want (For example, PEAR)
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Try clamwin: free open-source software.
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presently java is the best. more opportunities. easy to get job. challenging programming.
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Choose one of the three. Each has its own pros and cons.\n\nC++, Java, C#
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Ruby on Rails, often called RoR, or just Rails, is an open source web application framework written in Ruby that closely follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. It strives for simplicity and allowing real-world applications to be developed in less code than other frameworks and with a minimum of configuration. The Ruby programming language allows for extensive metaprogramming, of which Rails makes much use. This results in a syntax that many of its users find to be very readable. Rails is primarily distributed through RubyGems, which is the official packaging format and distribution channel for Ruby libraries and applications.
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hard to tell really, php is quite popular, but i have to say that there will always be different preferences cause people are just different, if there was a 'best' programming language then the others would have perished eventually, but since forever there was basic/c/pascal and their children and grandchildren are still here at the same time new stuff emerged adopting some of this and that, i say go for something u like that is versatile and stick to it until you are proficient in it, you'll find u can do just about anything with it
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PHP has been around since 1996, which is longer than, for example, .Net, so if anything is new and untested,  it is in fact .Net.  Ruby on Rails?  Nice toy, but does it work in production?  I am not saying it doesn't, but so far no one tried it. \n\nPHP, with its simplicity and possibility of avoiding object-oriented programming, is ideally suited for software development by a domain expert, rather than a programmer, which is what the future is going to be all about. Programming is quickly becoming a skill, rather than an occupation, very much like driving or typing; a lot of people do it, but for most, it is either not a job at all or just a part of a job.  And this, I believe, is the answer to your question: if you want a secure career, forget programming.  Professional programmers are going the way of professional typists, into oblivion.  There will always be a few niches for professional programmers (someone will have to develop operating systems, development tools, hardware drivers, embedded software, etc.), but application programming, especially on the Web, will eventually be taken over by domain experts...
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Here is an alternative.  Look at ActiveWords.  You can create shortcut "words" that load any website.  You ten hit the ActiveWords keystroke and type your word to get the action you need.  For example "ya" gets me to Yahoo Answers.\n\nThe software is much more robust than just this (text substituion, complex sequence of steps, open files, run programs...).
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You're probably thinking of Ruby on Rails, "a full-stack, open-source web framework in Ruby for writing real-world applications with joy and less code than most frameworks spend doing XML sit-ups".
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Ruby On Rails is the big thing nowadays.  If you're comfortable with OOP and Ruby, it's a breeze and quick as well.
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It all really depends on what you are trying to do.  If your just throwing together a web site that is only a handfull of pages then PHP is fine.   If your going to want to develop anything more complicated (online shopping, blog site, etc) then Ruby on Rails is better.
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HTML is probably the easiest computer "language" I've ever learnt. I actually taught myself from a book. It's remarkably easy.
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check here - http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/
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Have you tried Instant Rails? It's prepackaged with Apache, MySQL, and Ruby itself.
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yup.. started out with BASIC.. loong back. Am surprised someone has actually asked a question in this prehistoric language!!\n\nThis language is the best example for SPAGHETTI CODE  ... lotsa goto statements to be used for loops, if conditions etc..slightly better than assembly..that's it!! \n\n\n\n\nHere is an example .. and there is a for loop and an if condition here..\n\n 10 INPUT "What is your name: "; U$\n 20 PRINT "Hello "; U$\n 30 REM\n 40 INPUT "How many stars do you want: "; N\n 50 S$ = ""\n 60 FOR I = 1 TO N\n 70 S$ = S$ + "*"\n 80 NEXT I\n 90 PRINT S$\n 100 REM\n 110 INPUT "Do you want more stars? "; A$\n 120 IF LEN(A$) = 0 THEN GOTO 110\n 130 A$ = LEFT$(A$, 1)\n 140 IF (A$ = "Y") OR (A$ = "y") THEN GOTO 40\n 150 PRINT "Goodbye ";\n 160 FOR I = 1 TO 200\n 170 PRINT U$; " ";\n 180 NEXT I\n 190 PRINT\n\n\nDo u seriously wanna continue studying this horrible language?? I would recommend C .. rather some prehistoric piece of junk.
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Hey itchy,\n\nYou should try Python.  It's a programming/scripting language that is easy to learn and it runs on all the major operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux.\n\nPython is free!\n\nYou can download a free book about how to program in Python here:\nhttp://www.byteofpython.info/\n\nYou can get a tutorial here:\nhttp://docs.python.org/tut/\n\nYou can get Python for Windows here (it already comes with Mac OS X)\nhttp://www.python.org/\n\nYou can get good jobs with Python also.  Google uses a lot of Python.\n\nYou could try C or C++, but that is just going to hurt your head.  Better to start with Python, Ruby, or something like that.\n\nIf you want to try Ruby instead, there is a good tutorial here:\nhttp://poignantguide.net/ruby/\n\nYou can download Ruby for Windows here -- it is also free:\nhttp://rubyinstaller.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl\n\nBoth Ruby and Python are great for making regular programs, and also for making dynamic web sites.\n\nOne other option is to download Ubuntu Linux.  It's free, and all of the programming stuff is free also.  It comes with Python, and you can get Ruby, C, C++, Gambas, and many other languages for free with just a few mouse clicks.  Check it out:
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.NET if you want to code faster and is for windows..and J2EE if you want to make something really platform independent