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Senior App Dev @ Acuity Brands Lighting | Co-Founder of https://ct3dao.io | President of https://NewHaven.IO | Maintainer of https://TechEnthusiastScholarship.com | https://HenryGives.Coffee
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Computer Network & Information Security @ Champlain College
You’re right. It’s unrelated but I always try to not recommend Ruby as first language because as much as I love it it might be a little too magic for beginners.
Senior App Dev @ Acuity Brands Lighting | Co-Founder of https://ct3dao.io | President of https://NewHaven.IO | Maintainer of https://TechEnthusiastScholarship.com | https://HenryGives.Coffee
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Computer Network & Information Security @ Champlain College
If they're semi functional in JS and PHP, Ruby is a great step forward. Michael Hartl's Ruby on Rails Tutorial is a GREAT way to start to understand modern MVC paradigms.
Word. To be honest, I just skimmed your comment.
Still, though, if they want to go down a web path, I wouldn't necessarily recommend Java. I'd say something like Python or RoR.
They can still keep on their web path while learning a language they can utilize in their day to day.
Of course. I personally use Ruby/Sinatra for anything web related but I’m looking forward to using JRuby which is Ruby on the JVM.
That actually sounds pretty neat.
However, if they're just trying to pick up a new language, it's a little harder to spin up a quick script with Java than it would be with Ruby. ;)
You’re right. It’s unrelated but I always try to not recommend Ruby as first language because as much as I love it it might be a little too magic for beginners.
If they're semi functional in JS and PHP, Ruby is a great step forward. Michael Hartl's Ruby on Rails Tutorial is a GREAT way to start to understand modern MVC paradigms.
Yes, I always have the bad habit of transposing my own way of learning things onto other people.
The fact that @venatusdev was suggesting either C or Java led me to think that they wanted to dig into lower levels than PHP and Javascript.
I think we should wait until they give us more insights on where they’re headed to xD