Goodbye ruby and path to a new language 2
Well, not in a forever way. Ruby is the language I use mostly on my own time. Since my free time is very limited, I need to shelf it for now. Making room for me to hack some lisp.
Like many people, my free time comes in small chunks. I have been using project euler as a way to learn new languages (also math). The code required to solve each problem is usually very short (30 lines or less). I can usually fit each problem into my small chunks of time very easily. It's a great way to get your hands dirty on the language you want to learn.
For those who follow my blog, you probably noticed that I have been posting project euler solutions in ruby. Since I'm trying to learn lisp now, I'll start to solve the problems using lisp. I'll post the rest of my solutions written in ruby in the following post.
Overall, I still enjoy using ruby. The lack of free time has forced me to make this hard decision.
I should be using ruby now. It has proven to be less complicated for me, and it takes less time to actually master coding.
Ajit,
Ruby is a beautiful language. I wish I can use it at work :)