Ruby vs Python, les assistants de script

Ruby et Python, tous deux sont rapides et puissants. Les deux langages sont très appréciés dans les communautés de programmation. Ce qui les différencie, ce qui pousse un développeur à choisir l'un plutôt que l'autre, sera notre sujet du jour !

Parlons d'abord des similitudes !

Ruby et Python sont tous deux des langages de script côté serveur, axés sur simplicité, travaillant vers développement rapide c'est à dire faire avancer les choses plus rapidement tout en écrivant le moins de code possible ! These scripts abstain from verbose code, strict hierarchy patterns, and syntax correctness for focussing more on the Object Oriented behaviour. Sounds intriguing, doesn’t it??!
Both are in high demands among the start-ups focused on developing web apps as these are the developer-friendly scripts, giving you the desired results in fewer coding efforts. Both these languages are interpreted languages which implies that there’s no need to use a compiler, unlike C++ or Scala.

Maintenant, les différences

Ruby et le framework Ruby on Rails

Lancé en 1995, Ruby a ses racines profondément dans Concepts orientés objet, majorly influenced by C++, Perl and Java. Ruby is an ideal choice for collaboration, speed and business where you can act as fast as you think!
It’s preferably used from Web Development to get the complex, high traffic sites and apps up and running in no time. One of the main principles that Ruby stands on, is "Faire plus avec moins", donnant aux développeurs leur Liberté et La flexibilité, by letting them code in the style they find comfortable, with the same optimal results.
Ruby when combined with Rails gives a developer a superpower, called as Pierres précieuses. These are external libraries, that come bundled with functionalities that most of the websites seek, like Login/Registration (done via Devise Gem), thereby saving a Developers’ time, and letting them focus more on the functionalities that need their expertise.
Now let’s talk about some of the popular websites built using Ruby,

• Camp de base (vous m'avez bien entendu, Carmateciens !)
• Twitter (conçu avec Ruby)
• GitHub (Hourra, le développeur en moi !!)
• Airbnb

Étant un Rubyiste, la raison pour laquelle j'aime Ruby est sa simplicité. Cela me donne l'espace pour coder de la manière que je choisis, en me donnant de nombreuses options parmi lesquelles choisir. En bref, il est convivial pour les développeurs, facile à prendre en main et amusant à apprendre.

Exemple de classe Ruby :

Python et le framework Django

Python, c'est avant tout Efficacité et Soutien for applications that require heavy calculations, which are the basic needs for any application that has to do with Data and Science. When coupled with Django, Python enables super-fast development.

Python is usually preferred for academic and scientific programming, it has a huge collection of libraries to work with, which makes it the best for the websites that are high on data-usage and where dealing with high-traffic is a major concern. It works well for websites with a lot of Math, big data and calculations. It is actively used by Data Scientists for prototyping and data analysis. The working principle in Python is « Une bonne façon de faire les choses ».

Python offers you ample of code readability and speed to work with and it is easy to learn, a bit conservative, stricter than Ruby and efficient – all at the same time! The developers usually love Python for its stable nature and fewer needs for updates – thereby being consistent, wherein you don’t constantly have to worry about deprecations and warnings.

Some major apps built on Python, are:

• Youtube
• Instagram
• Spotify
• Reddit
• BitTorrent

Exemple de classe Python :

It makes sense to conclude with the fact that Ruby and Python are both fast and effective and both have their own followers. It all boils down to how you want to model your Website or Application.
If your app is going to need a lot of processing logic, dealing with large amounts of data, Python will be your best bet. On the other hand, if you want fast results, which deal elegantly with heavy-traffic, Ruby is your God.

I hope this article helped you learn something new!

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