Ruby

Also known as Ruby language, Ruby programming language, rb

general-purpose programming language

Official website

ruby-lang.org →

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Described at

tapor.ca →

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Source code

github.com →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: programming language
Named after: ruby
Movement: free software movement
Developer: Yukihiro Matsumoto
Designed by: Yukihiro Matsumoto
Official website: www.ruby-lang.org
Has use: web development

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implementation of: Ruby MRI
web feed URL: www.ruby-lang.org/ja/feeds/news.rss
IRC channel URL: irc://irc.freenode.net/ruby-lang
source code repository URL: svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby
Stack Exchange tag: raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/tags/ruby
influenced by: Emacs
Commons category: Ruby programming language
copyright license: 2-clause BSD License
media type: text/x-script.ruby
topic's main category: Category:Ruby (programming language)
programmed in: C
software version identifier: 4.0.3
file extension: rbw
programming paradigm: reflective programming
inception: 1995-00-00
user manual URL: docs.ruby-lang.org
operating system: macOS
typing discipline: strong typing
social media followers: 79758
official demo URL: try.ruby-lang.org
Mastodon instance URL: ruby.social
catchphrase: Ruby is optimized for programmer happiness
model item: Ruby MRI
described at URL: marketplace.sshopencloud.eu/tool-or-service/W5GAXY

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Encyclopedic overview

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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