Thoughts On Ruby

[c0dege3k]

I've been doing some looking around, considering learning Ruby. I already know C# and Java, so I'm no beginner to programming, and am interested in getting into writing Metasploit exploits. So I was just wondering if people here thought that to be a worthwhile thing to do

[Sitwon]

Learning a new language is always a worthwhile thing to do. You have no idea how much you are limiting yourself by only knowing C#/Java.

I would recommend starting here: http://couch.it/K4SzyQ4k/

But if you're in a hurry, just skip to here: http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/

[c0dege3k]

Ok, I guess the answer was kinda obvious :) . Been going through the poignant guide, and testing out my knowledge on the project euler problems. Thanks though. I'll hopefully learn it and be able to be more active in the hacking community

[PoyBoy]

Ruby is a nice language. Just like any other language/tool, it has its strengths and weaknesses. One very important weakness to consider is threading - you have almost no control over a Ruby thread. Other than that, I like it a lot.