Ruby vs Python, Scripting Wizards

Ruby och Python, båda är snabba och kraftfulla. Båda språken är mycket uppskattade i programmeringsgemenskaperna. Vad som skiljer dem åt, vad som får en utvecklare att välja det ena framför det andra, kommer att bli vårt ämne för dagen!

Låt oss prata om likheterna först!

Ruby och Python är båda skriptspråk på serversidan, med fokus på enkelhet, jobbar mot snabb utveckling dvs få saker gjorda i en snabbare takt samtidigt som du skriver så lite kod som möjligt! 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.

Nu, skillnaderna

Ruby and the Ruby on Rails Framework

Ruby introducerades 1995 och har sina rötter djupt in i Objektorienterade koncept, 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 "Gör mer med mindre", vilket ger utvecklare sina Frihet och Flexibilitet, 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 Ädelsten. 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,

• Basecamp (ni hörde mig rätt, Carmatecians!)
• Twitter (uttänkt, med hjälp av Ruby)
• GitHub (Hurra, utvecklaren i mig!!)
• Airbnb

Att vara en Rubyist, anledningen till att jag älskar Ruby för, är dess enkelhet. Det ger mig utrymme att koda på ett sätt jag väljer, genom att ge mig många alternativ att välja mellan. Kort sagt, det är utvecklarvänligt och lätt att plocka upp och roligt att lära sig.

Ruby Class Exempel:

Python och Django Framework

Python handlar om Effektivitet och Stöd 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 "Ett rätt sätt att göra saker".

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

Python-klassexempel:

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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