{"id":4159,"date":"2019-07-13T12:47:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T19:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?p=4159"},"modified":"2022-07-20T08:37:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T15:37:08","slug":"python-or-ruby-easier-to-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/python-or-ruby-easier-to-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Python or Ruby Easier to Learn?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While anybody can learn to code<\/a>, it\u2019s not always clear which language<\/a> is best for beginners<\/a>. Answering this question requires understanding the learner\u2019s motives and experience. Even so, there are a handful of choices, like Ruby<\/a> and Python<\/a>, which experts consistently recommend as good starting languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A natural follow-up question would be \u201cis learning Ruby or Python difficult?\u201d It\u2019s understandable to want to figure out how difficult these languages are to learn, and we\u2019re going to help you do that with Ruby and Python.
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Get Clear On Your Goals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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With the right resources and attitude, you can learn anything. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, if you have experience coding, the easiest language to learn will be the one most similar to the ones you already know. I\u2019m going to start by assuming you have no coding experience. 
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Start by establishing your goals. As with diet, exercise, and learning Swahili, the best approaches tend to be the ones you find most enjoyable. These languages are better suited to different domains, which will determine which problems you\u2019ll be able to work on. 
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Python is by far the more widespread language<\/a>. It\u2019s general-purpose <\/a>and has a dizzying variety of 3rd-party libraries for everything from astronomy to natural language processing. If you don\u2019t know what you want to do, or you have a specific field you\u2019d like to apply coding to, you\u2019ll probably find Python easier to learn. 
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Ruby is designed and built for web development<\/a>. It comes out of the box with functionality aimed at this exact purpose. So, if you know you\u2019d like to build websites or web applications, then Ruby is probably going to be easier to learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Resources Are Available to Learn Python and Ruby? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There\u2019s got to be a copy of Learn Python the Hard Way<\/em> nestled in with the Aristotle and Nietzsche. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The short answer: tons. When I started learning to program, there were so many resources available, I hardly knew where to begin. You won\u2019t find any shortage of excellent books<\/a> and courses to guide you in the journey to become a master coder. 
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Here a some suggestions:
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