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Re: Is It Worth Learning Rugby?

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Re: Is It Worth Learning Rugby?

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It's a fun language designed with the programmer in mind. You can refer to my Ruby Study Notes, the way I learned Ruby.

Also, refer to the TIOBE index that gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages, every month. See the exponential growth in Ruby's popularity.
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Re: Is It Worth Learning Rugby?

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Yes. In fact most Rails folks use MySQL
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Re: Is It Worth Learning Rugby?

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Most definitely learn Ruby! It's the most intuitive language I've ever used, as is demonstrated in this great tutorial, Rolling on Rails. It will get you up and running within the hour and have you interfacing with MySQL to make some simple web apps. I found it invaluable. The question is, why shouldn't you learn a language if you have the time to do so?
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