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		nixpulvis 58 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ruby Blocks Ruby is still the first tool I reach for if I need to do something quickly and naturally. People are always surprised at how readable the code comes out even compared to python.

codeduck 57 days ago [–]

The three stages of ruby:

1. Someone scoffs at you for writing ruby instead of python / go / javascript / kotlin

2. Then they read the code

3. Then they install ruby

It's an amazing language and remains my go-to for anything that doesn't need protocol stuff.

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