<html><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta content="Group-Office 2.17" name="GENERATOR"></head><body><p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I'm going to have some time on my hands pretty soon and I thought I'd try to start learning a programming language... And, I want it to be something that will easily apply to maemo.</p>
<p>My first inclination was to learn Python/Gtk+, as it seems to be the norm for most people who program for Gtk/maemo...</p>
<p>Although, today I started researching Ruby/Gtk. Since I have some experience with Ruby already, as well as a large local group of friends who are pretty apt in Ruby/RonR, I was thinking that might be the route to go for me... But, my question is this:</p>
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<p><strong>Would it be as possible</strong> (i.e., as _easy_) <strong>to port a Ruby/Gtk app to maemo as it would a Python/Gtk app?</strong></p>
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<p>Or, in other words, is it Python that counts or is it Gtk+?</p>
<p>I apologize if these are entirely ignorant questions, but as most of you know, I'm a designer, not a coder... But, I'd like that to change. And, I'd like some advice as to the proper route towards programming specifically for maemo. Also, I'm thinking that my first phase of education will be a pre-Scratchbox phase, as I am going to be learning from (nearly) scratch (no pun intended). Or, if I'm wrong in that area, let me know that too.</p>
<p>Thanks!<br />
Tim</p>
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