Hot skills: could Ruby be the jewel in the crown of scripting?
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tue, 05/30/2006 - 06:47.
Ruby is a relative latecomer among scripting languages but it has developed a distinct niche for itself. In an increasing number of job adverts it is part of an either/or pair with Python. Like Python, Perl, PHP and Tcl, it is downloadable, and there are plenty of free online resources to help you learn it.
Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for object oriented programming. Enthusiasts describe it as simple, extensible and portable.
Ruby is beginning to figure in the portfolios required from Java, C/C++ and web developers, often as an alternative to Perl and Python. Ruby developers typically earn between £35,000 and £40,000.
...or rather the next dot.com bubble, and a hoax
Jewel?!
For CLI scripting, there is no need for a new language. You have Perl, Python, sed, awk, bash, and other tools.
For the Web... oh, the Web likes hoaxes, sweet lies, and there is a need for a second Dot.com bubble needing to explode.
OK, go with Ruby. "Ruby developers typically earn between GBP5,000 and GBP40,000."
What's "typically", in a world with VERY FEW RUBY PROGRAMMERS?!
C'mon. Change for the sake of change. But don't tell me when you'll have to tell your boss your RoR solution can't handle very well all the requirement of the product!