Picking the right programming language can overwhelm some developers, given the sheer number of factors to consider. Python and Ruby both sit high on developers' lists, mainly because of their ease of ...

Early today, I stumbled upon ClarkGoble's blog. Definitely worth reading. There's been some online commentary about Apple's limited support for AppleScript. In a fairly recent posting, Clark commented ...

But which one will give you the most bang for your buck? Even if you’re learning how to code free online, it’s an investment of your time. You want to be sure you’re learning the language that will be ...

I know most comparisons between these two compare how the languages themselves were designed. But, really, this isn't so much of an issue to me. I think which you like better comes down to personal ...

Ruby and Ruby on Rails exploded onto the web development scene in the early aughts. But while JavaScript and Python rule the roost today, Ruby still has its place. If you’ve been around the world of ...

Perl, Python, and Ruby modules can ease development for large projects, but Bash is simpler and better for many tasks Last week I talked a bit about how best to protect against the vagaries of human ...