Should we / could we learn Ruby?
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I'm a semi-retired programmer, and I've been planning to pick up Ruby ever since I started using them in SU. I'll soon be fully retired, and then I'll have the time.
Do any of you Ruby guys have a decent write-up on the API?
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Sorry Tezer for this (and others for being OT) but I coulnd't stand posting this:
When I was reading the word "semi-retired", I actually read "semi-retarded" and although immediately saw that I was wrong, I started laughing just to make the same mistake when I go to "fully retarded".
I don't know what's wrong with me today (maybe wek-end is coming) but I just see jokes all around.
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I remember a while back (@last days) I thought i'd get into this whole ruby thing, I realised quickly that I am not wired that way and gave it up as a real bad idea. I salute those that can stare at numbers and letters for hours and arrange them into sequences that actually do more than just "Hello world". I will stick to using those strings of code instead for creating art instead.
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@gaieus said:
I don't know what's wrong with me today (maybe wek-end is coming) but I just see jokes all around.
welcome to the club!
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@gaieus said:
Sorry Tezer for this (and others for being OT) but I coulnd't stand posting this:
When I was reading the word "semi-retired", I actually read "semi-retarded" and although immediately saw that I was wrong, I started laughing just to make the same mistake when I go to "fully retarded".
I think the more sensitive, More politically correct way is to say Partially Actively Employed rather than Semi-retired.
If you are really dyslexic: one could be Semi re-Tird-ed.
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I actually bought this book a while back - http://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Way-Second-Addison-Wesley-Professional/dp/0672328844 thinking I was going to learn the Ruby language, but I haven't had the time to dive in. From what I've skimmed through, it seems like a good book for anyone interested in scripting.
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@gaieus said:
Sorry Tezer for this (and others for being OT) but I coulnd't stand posting this:
When I was reading the word "semi-retired", I actually read "semi-retarded" and although immediately saw that I was wrong, I started laughing just to make the same mistake when I go to "fully retarded".
I don't know what's wrong with me today (maybe wek-end is coming) but I just see jokes all around.
Please don't think that I'm a booby,
'Cause I want to write some Ruby,
As a way to have some fun when I'm retired.And I'd hate to be regarded,
As a Teezer who's retarded,
While I'm pickin' up the skills that are required.But my query needs solution,
Not some endless thread pollution,
Is there an answer to the question I inquired? -
Guys,
I'm with Pete on this. My eyes glaze over when I start reading
this stuff, scripts.However there may be another way for us graphic orientated people
to get into programming. Imagine if we could do it in a 3d
environment! Well we can!Check out Alice http://www.alice.org/ The blurb goes ... An Education
Software that teaches student computer programming in a 3D environment.Mike
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Hi Jon,
I'm afraid Alice went onto my 'Maybe Some Day' shelf. I occasionally
check out the site to see if they have launched V3. But to date there
is no move in this direction.I still feel that Alice has potential as a good good 'learning' tool for
guys that find it difficult to play with loads of figures and symbols.I hope to put Alice onto the 'Maybe Some Day Soon' shelf when V3
comes along. Hey, check out what it will be offering, cool!Mike
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Mike, hunting around for potential Sketchup + Alice handshakes I found this thread that you've contributed to a while ago. Did you ever hear any more about it?
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MAybe Alice has gone down the rabbit hole. . .
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I did do a bit of Ruby, but sadly came to the conclusion I couldn't spend the necessary time on it as it was only applicable to SketchUp which is not a major application for me.
I reverted to VB because knowing VB enabled me to -
write VB applications,
write VBA macros for Word, Excel, ACAD and Inventor all being applications which I use on a daily basis. -
The best I've ever done was when I was 15 and got into Basic on my Amstrad cpc624 (I think that's what it was, that was umm, <counting> 15 years ago in two months).
I got used to using basic and like all here, I was wondering if it is something that someone could pick up and run with.
It would be nice if some ruby literate people would comment on this
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I'd say that if ruby scripting tingles your curiosity then go for it. It's fun learning something new, isn't it?
Having said that, you'll have a steeper learning curve if you've never touched scripting before. You'd have to get to grips with the concepts of scripting in general, the ruby syntax, then the SU API.
I've done JS, PHP, VBS scripting and some Visual Basic and C# programming, but only looked into SU ruby scripting these last couple of weeks. That makes it somewhat easier to break faster into the creating as oppose to learning. I consider myself more of a visual person than a scripter. I work with visualisations at an architectural office. But I also like scripting as I like to 'make things work'. Earlier I used to do webdesign, which allowed me a nice combination of working with graphics and working with code. Now it's SketchUp that fills that void.
I'm not a fan of sudoko, but instead I do scripting to feed the problem-solving part of my brain. I wouldn't have gotten anywhere with scripting had I not had an interest for it.Learn Ruby, if you want to your self. Not because you feel you owe anyone anything.
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