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Q161053 is a general-purpose programming language, meaning it's designed to be flexible enough to solve many different types of computing problems rather than being specialized for just one particular task. It matters because general-purpose languages are fundamental tools that allow programmers to build a wide variety of software applications, from web applications to operating systems to data analysis tools.
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Ruby is a general-purpose programming language designed with an emphasis on programming productivity and simplicity. In Ruby, everything is an object, including primitive data types. Development of the language began in the mid-1990s by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto in Japan.
Ruby is interpreted, high-level, and dynamically typed; its interpreter uses garbage collection and just-in-time compilation. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including procedural, object-oriented, and functional programming. According to the creator, Ruby was influenced by Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, BASIC, and Lisp.
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