I'm about due for another serious big dive into a new programming language (c.f. Norvig "Teach Yourself Programming in 10 Years"). For a while I thought it was going to be Php, but I think I'll just hold my nose and learn just enough to do the Web hacking I need to do. However, Ruby is starting to look a bit more palatable, especially after Ian Bicking's comprehensive feature comparison of Ruby and Python. Ruby, Python "Power" is not really a versus piece with a "scorecard" and "in the final analysis, the winner is" bit, but a well organized work of comparison and contrast.