For
high level application development two very popular as well as dynamic
programming languages that gain much favor are Ruby and Python. During
the early 1990s, these two languages were released. The two of them are
similar in many respects since some design elements of Python was used
to build Ruby. The main aim of building these two languages was not web
development initially. However after the creation of some big web
destinations by virtue of these two, they became quite popular. Rails,
the full-stack open source framework helps simplify the building of web
platform with Ruby that lies underneath. This was used for the creation
of big sites such as Hulu along with Twitter. On the other hand Python
is used by YouTube as well as Google which speaks for its popularity.
There
are several advantages and disadvantages to both the languages. Ruby on
Rails or Rails as simply known, allows the writing of web applications
which can talk to backend database for retrieval as well as rendering of
data on client side. Plenty of implicit default conventions are
provided by Rails so that programmers may rely on it. However, Rails
makes the assumption that there can be a single way to do some specific
thing, which makes it extremely hard for any programmer to modify
behavior and logic of Rails code.
The
projects of Ruby on Rails have sensible defaults along with predefined
layout. Standard sub-directories contain all components like
controllers, static JavaScript and CSS files and models; so customized
implementation files can be simply dropped into the directories for
Rails to pick them up automatically. Developers win big time since a lot
of time is saved from not having to type the very same configuration
code time and again. This full stack framework is MVC based which
enables the controller to call functions from model so that the data can
be returned back to view. In fact, it supports the REST protocol fully
and that too out-of-the-box. You can easily access as well as handle all
model objects uniformly through the use of standard HTTP verbs such as
POST, DELETE, PUT and GET.
There
are no doubts that Rails has a lot of benefits and advantages. However,
when we think of starting to learn and apply a framework, a lot of
people prefer using Python over it. This can be ascertained from the
fact that Python has entered the list of top five most used as well as
popular programming languages, with the percentage of usage increasing
with each passing day. In comparison Ruby is still in the list of top
ten with the percentage of growth quite low in comparison.
One
of the reasons for people preferring this language is the simplicity of
learning that it offers. Beginners can thus start to build powerful
sites very fast. In fact, Python can evolve in complexity with you as
you become better programmer. Thus it suits both the new as well as the
matured developer but the easy comprehension feature will accompany
both.
The
syntax of Python is extremely regular looking and pure by virtue of
natural language used with a lot of indenting as well as white spaces.
This makes the code easily as well as clearly readable in comparison to
Rails. In fact, this makes it very easy to do updates as well as fix
mistakes. On top of that there are several pre-built modules which can
be used to get on with the programming fast. The programming is object
oriented and functional which is yet another virtue that speaks for its
preference over other languages. In terms of speed of code execution,
Python wins hands down.
Ideologically
speaking, there may not be huge differences between Ruby on Rails and
Python since both come with their own individual sets of pros and cons.
But people who aim to conduct diverse tasks often choose Python over the
other language. Ultimately, the choice is personal as well as
subjective. You can get in touch with a Custom Python Development company who can help you develop web apps that are stable, scalable and secure.
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