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maxklein on Aug 22, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What does Ruby have that Python doesn't?

You mean that ruby has a greater learning effect than python on a C++ programmer?

rbanffy on Aug 22, 2008 [–]

If we are talking a month of involvement, you may as well learn both.

I would also throw Lisp in. And Forth. And Haskell. And Smalltalk...

But then, we are not talking about a month anymore...

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