Re: Ruby for Infosec

So well said ! I prefer ruby to python , though.

On Thu, 27 Jun 2019, 10:12 Carlo E. Prelz, <[email protected]> wrote:

>         Subject: Ruby for Infosec
>         Date: gio 27 giu 19 08:03:57 +0530
>
> Quoting Surya Poojary ([email protected]):
>
> >    I know python is the preferred language for Infosec . But since
> python and
> >    ruby are similar ,why is ruby not used often in Infosec?
>
> If you are looking for a one-word answer:
>
> politics.
>
> Those who take decisions often have limited technical knowledge. It
> exposes them to less potential risks to 'do what the others do'.
>
> Google has pushed Python at the right time and places. Not because
> Python was better than any other language; because the creator of
> Python was working with them at the time.
>
> In my opinion, it is difficult to be very proficient in both Ruby and
> Python. It is like when you have to speak two similar languages (say:
> Spanish and Portuguese). You are prone to mixing them up and you end
> up making lots of errors. Only, with human listeners willing to make a
> bit of extra effort, meanings get through. Computer language
> interpreters are picky, on the other hand. They do not try to
> understand, they just complain: Syntax error!
>
> With the tendency in the market to see programmers as commodities, it
> is now easier for employers to find mediocre Python programmers to
> substitute one's own when they break.
>
> This all boils down to a world that is more and more dependent on
> code, and this code is very often written (in Python or in any other
> language) by mediocre programmers.
>
> You can see the consequences with your own eyes. The status quo is
> VERY fragile.
>
> Carlo
>
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