I posted a few weeks ago about not being able to find time to learn a new language. Well this week I got a beginners book on Ruby for my birthday; and I've decided to make a concerted effort to find the time -- even if it's just a bit of time. Ruby is an interesting language. It bills itself as being expressive and so far I have to agree. Although there are some notable exceptions. For example, I don't think it's very clear that the following line of Ruby code changes the elements in the array for...
This isn't a post on personal hygiene, but of skills. My responsibilities at work keep me so busy that I barely have time to read an article let alone learn a new language or technology. I have a sizable library of books and I read through them whenever I get a chance, but often don't have the time to really go indepth and practice on the technology. I suppose it's better than nothing. Now if I were a bachelor and didn't have my daughter (wouldn't trade her for anything even programming) it wouldn't...