> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:10:48 -0500, Brett McCoy > <idragosani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I'd say take a look at both languages and try to write something simple first > > and see which one feels better for you. If you need to learn the language (Perl or Python), I'd take at least a brief look at Ruby before deciding. I'm just starting to learn Ruby, I spent about a month "learning" Python, and so far, there are several things I like better in Ruby. (strings are, iiuc, mutable by default, typing is much less of an issue (but, I don't really recall, off hand, how much of an issue it what is Python). Randy Kramer