Ruby

Summary

Ruby is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language designed for simplicity and productivity. It features elegant syntax, natural expression, and flexible metaprogramming capabilities.

Paradigms

object-oriented, imperative, functional, reflective

Domains

web development, server-side applications, scripting, automation, text processing

Key Features

first-class functions, closures, modules, mixins, reflection, meta-programming, string interpolation, destructuring, iterators/generators, lambdas, decorators/annotations

Typing

dynamic system, structural typing, strong typing, partial inference, runtime checking, moderate type coercion, optional type annotations

Compilation

interpreted, interpreted with JIT compilation

Influenced By

Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Lisp, Python, CLU, C++, BASIC, Ada, Emacs, Lua, Dylan

Ratings

File extensions

rb, builder, eye, fcgi, gemspec, god, jbuilder, mspec, pluginspec, podspec, prawn, rabl, rake, rbi, rbuild, rbw, rbx, ru, ruby, spec, thor, watchr

External Links

• Ruby official site
• @yukihiro_matz on X
• Ruby jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/ruby subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories