Can somebody give me an advice about what to learn?

[rusi]

On Sep 30, 5:58 pm, tcgo <tomeu... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi!
> I'm really new to Usenet/Newsgroups, but... I'd like to learn some new programming language, because I learnt a bit of Perl though its OOP is ugly. So, after searching a bit, I found Python and Ruby, and both of they are cute.
> So, assuming you'll say me "learn python", why should I learn it over Ruby?
> Thanks!
> PS: I don't want to start a flame-war, I just want an advice if it's possible please!

Here's a test to help you decide: How do you respond to the word
'magic'?
If positive you will like Ruby, if not you may prefer Python.

Personal note: I like magic -- as long as its not in a tech area, eg
I'm a fan of Harry Potter.