Should we / could we learn Ruby?
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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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