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		brandall10 on Nov 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python Facts "The thing is, Python's been around for a long time -- longer than Java" So has Ruby. It just didn't catch on until Rails.

huxley on Nov 25, 2011 [–]

Not longer than Java, both Ruby and Java came out in 1995. Python is about 4 years older.

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