Perl vs. Ruby

deadmutex · Post by **deadmutex** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:12 am

I was wondering: Perl and Ruby have many things in common, but what are the main differences between them? Which tasks would one use for each of the languages?

deadmutex · Post by **deadmutex** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:54 pm

Mmm... Are there any important differences between them or does it truly come down to preference when using them?

Alboin · Post by **Alboin** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:57 pm

They're both general purpose. It's just a matter of which you like better.

The thing about Ruby, however, is that it (At least from what little experience I have with it.) incorporates a lot of different programming styles (functional, logic, etc.) while Perl stays mainly imperative.