# Does Ruby simplify our tasks and lives?

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 2, 2006, 9:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-simplify-our-tasks-and-lives/56653 "2006-04-02T09:01:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Simplicity](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Simplicity](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Simplicity)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 9:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-simplify-our-tasks-and-lives/56653/1 "2006-04-02T09:01:22Z")

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Does Ruby simplify our lives by providing more elegant methods to  
solving problems? How does it compare to other script languages, such  
as Python in regards to simplification and simplicity of design?

B.V.  
[http://www.simplicityfirst.org](http://www.simplicityfirst.org)

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**Author:** ![Simplicity](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Simplicity](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Simplicity)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-simplify-our-tasks-and-lives/56653/2 "2006-04-02T17:50:31Z")

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On Apr 2, 2006, at 12:58 AM, Simplicity wrote:

> Does Ruby simplify our lives by providing more elegant methods to  
> solving problems?

Don’t all programming languages? 🙂

> How does it compare to other script languages, such  
> as Python in regards to simplification and simplicity of design?

I’m not much of a Python guy, but it is my opinion that they are  
pretty comparable. I believe their largest difference is syntax. If  
you agree with that, you just need to find which one fits your  
thinking better…

James Edward G. II

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**Author:** ![Simplicity](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Simplicity](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Simplicity)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-simplify-our-tasks-and-lives/56653/3 "2006-04-04T09:24:13Z")

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I’m not entirely sure that all programming languages are elegant;  
however, they certainly all are designed to solve problems. Then  
again, is it the language that is not elegant, or the programmer using  
the language? I suppose anyone can make something complex or messy, no  
matter what the language or tool. Agree?

Barry Velasquez  
[http://www.simplicityfirst.org](http://www.simplicityfirst.org)