# Is Ruby is better than Perl? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 27, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-ruby-is-better-than-perl/177954 "2009-10-27T08:51:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/surinapster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-ruby-is-better-than-perl/177954/1 "2009-10-27T08:51:13Z")
Hi Guys, i just want to know Is Ruby is better than Perl?If yes Who?If No Y?Please let me know ``` Thanks in Advance. ``` S.S ---
**Author:** ![surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/surinapster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-ruby-is-better-than-perl/177954/2 "2009-10-27T09:01:47Z")
In what sense? Are you speaking in terms of backend processing? If that’s a yes, I have worked with perl for awhile and it thrives in data migrations, billing systems, invoice generation and so forth. Its regular expression engine does win a lot of approval. For web development, there is a pretty good framework that Perl has which is called Catalyst. Used it and found it was good but rails does have some very good points. gordon ---
**Author:** ![surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/surinapster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-ruby-is-better-than-perl/177954/3 "2009-10-27T09:11:02Z")
ct9a wrote: > In what sense? > > Are you speaking in terms of backend processing? > > If that’s a yes, I have worked with perl for awhile and it thrives in > data migrations, billing systems, invoice generation and so forth. Its > regular > expression engine does win a lot of approval. > > For web development, there is a pretty good framework that Perl has > which is called Catalyst. Used it and found it was good but rails does > have some very good points. > > gordon I mean in terms of web developement which is good either RUBY? or PERL ---
**Author:** ![surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/surinapster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-ruby-is-better-than-perl/177954/4 "2009-10-27T09:13:01Z")
Peter De Berdt wrote: > On 27 Oct 2009, at 08:51, Suresh N. wrote: > > > i just want to know Is Ruby is better than Perl?If yes Who?If No > > Y?Please let me know > > Is one pizza joint better than another? Guess it comes down to > personal preference, and I prefer Ruby (as will most people on this > RUBY on rails list). Every language has its merits and its > shortcomings. Syntaxwise for me, Ruby wins the fight easily, > performancewise, Perl will probably be faster, but Ruby has never been > a hurdle for me. Ruby and Rails make me more productive, and that’s > what counts for me in the end. > > Best regards > > Peter De Berdt I mean in terms of Backend processing and web developement which is good either RUBY? or PERL? ---
**Author:** ![surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/surinapster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-ruby-is-better-than-perl/177954/5 "2009-10-27T09:11:09Z")
On 27 Oct 2009, at 08:51, Suresh N. wrote: > i just want to know Is Ruby is better than Perl?If yes Who?If No > Y?Please let me know Is one pizza joint better than another? Guess it comes down to personal preference, and I prefer Ruby (as will most people on this RUBY on rails list). Every language has its merits and its shortcomings. Syntaxwise for me, Ruby wins the fight easily, performancewise, Perl will probably be faster, but Ruby has never been a hurdle for me. Ruby and Rails make me more productive, and that’s what counts for me in the end. Best regards Peter De Berdt ---
**Author:** ![surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/surinapster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 10:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-ruby-is-better-than-perl/177954/6 "2009-10-27T10:26:41Z")
i think you’re opening up a can of worms here. Agreeing with one of the responses, there’s merits in both. If you’re a student who has never touched perl or ruby, pick them up and be the judge. The best tools for the best job depends on the carpenter. Gordon ---
**Author:** ![surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/surinapster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 10:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-ruby-is-better-than-perl/177954/7 "2009-10-27T10:26:41Z")
Geez. Just replied earlier. Read [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/tree/browse\_frm/thread/c3f4b20b67bf793a/b1cc74c03f5e2d70?hl=en&rnum=1&\_done=%2Fgroup%2Frubyonrails-talk%2Fbrowse\_frm%2Fthread%2Fc3f4b20b67bf793a%3Fhl%3Den%26#doc\_20ddf388f140410e](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/tree/browse_frm/thread/c3f4b20b67bf793a/b1cc74c03f5e2d70?hl=en&rnum=1&_done=%2Fgroup%2Frubyonrails-talk%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2Fc3f4b20b67bf793a%3Fhl%3Den%26#doc_20ddf388f140410e) ---
**Author:** ![surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/surinapster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-ruby-is-better-than-perl/177954/8 "2009-10-27T09:24:02Z")
On 27 Oct 2009, at 09:13, Suresh N. wrote: > > what counts for me in the end. > > I mean in terms of Backend processing and web developement which is > good > either RUBY? or PERL? If you are looking for a definitive answer on which is the better language for your project, you won’t get it. This question has been posted and answered several times all over the net, so do some research: > **[LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You](https://www.lmgtfy.app/?q=ruby%2Bversus%2Bperl)** > > For all those people who find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than to Google it for themselves. They both are perfectly capable of doing backend processing, web development and they both have packages and frameworks to help you with. Look around, find which one suits your style of programming better and go for it. Best regards Peter De Berdt ---
**Author:** ![surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@surinapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/surinapster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-ruby-is-better-than-perl/177954/9 "2009-10-27T14:03:16Z")
Suri SS wrote: > Hi Guys, > > i just want to know Is Ruby is better than Perl? Yes. Perl is not a bad language by any means, but Ruby blows it out of the water. > If yes Who?If No > Y?Please let me know Ruby’s expressivity and object model make it far more powerful than most other languages… > ``` > Thanks in Advance. > > ``` > > S.S > Best, > – > Marnen Laibow-Koser > [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid