Re: Ruby for Infosec

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> On Jun 27, 2019, at 07:52, Surya Poojary <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 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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