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		jostmey on Oct 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to make homework more fun: Matlab to Ruby Matlab and several related programming languages are designed for carrying out mathematical calculations. Ruby is designed to be a multi-purpose language that has found a niche in Web-development. My advice is to use the right tool for the job, and not to try and force a round cylinder into a square hole.

ovis on Oct 7, 2013 [–]

Nah - use whatever tools you enjoy. This assignment doesn't look particularly numerically-demanding, and it looks like Ruby handles it fine.

kmanzana on Oct 8, 2013 | [–]

I agree. I really enjoy Ruby and it made my homework assignment much more fun so that's why I went with it. Obviously has its limitations.

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