Ruby

License(s):	GNU General Public License v2.0 and Ruby Software License License data reported from: Ruby 1.9.2-p0 (reviewed by OpenLogic)
Categories: Edit	Language, Interpreters
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Homepage:	http://www.ruby-lang.org
Language:	Ruby

Created by Yukihiro Matsumoto, the Ruby programming language blends his favorite languages (Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, and Lisp) to form a new language that balances functional programming with imperative programming. The project Web site quotes him as saying he is â€œtrying to make Ruby natural, not simple, in a way that mirrors life".

In Ruby, everything is an object. Every bit of information and code can be given properties and actions. Object-oriented programming calls properties by the name instance variables and actions are known as methods.

Use Ruby to simplify the development of Web applications and streamline writing shell scripts. Prototyping and the production of real industrial strength applications can be accomplished with relative ease.

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