Dekks HertonSep 12, 2018
@tom_dalling are web apps the be and end all of ruby? or is their more to it as a tool.
Show threadJames Thompson
@dekkzz78 @tom_dalling I started using Ruby as a replacement for Perl for systems administration. It’s really good for that and the sorts of things you might do with shell scripts.
Sep 13, 2018 at 4:54amWeb
Show threadбyronSep 13, 2018

@plainprogrammer @dekkzz78 @tom_dalling I use it a lot for sysadmin type tasks. I have a workflow: I start by making a simple shell or Perl script. If it gets a bit more complex I rewrite it in Ruby.

I still find Perl better for tiny scripts and one liners but Ruby better for making longer programs.

Show threadDekks HertonSep 13, 2018
@byron @plainprogrammer @tom_dalling so far it's rails, "super scripting", metasploit - whicg is kinda scripting and nothing else, i expected more.
Show threadJason OrmesSep 13, 2018
@dekkzz78 @byron @plainprogrammer @tom_dalling https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/tree/e86c79fbc01d08f73841a525d29c03c5243081fa is kind of cool if you are a mac user. puppet if you are a sysadmin https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/tree/36f39c6ef1d95a0f0508ddab74a903d58dcd12ee
Homebrew/brew

🍺 The missing package manager for macOS. Contribute to Homebrew/brew development by creating an account on GitHub.

Show threadJames ThompsonSep 13, 2018
@dekkzz78 @byron @tom_dalling last year’s RubyConf had a number of talks around data science, including Ruby for GPU number crunching coordination. There’s lots of folks doing interesting stuff with Ruby. And, it can be pretty eclectic.