Ruby

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Object oriented scripting language with some functional programming features and dynamic typing, invented in by Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto.

Implementations

The Reference Implementation follows the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS X 3017) and the international standard (ISO/IEC 30170).

  • 1.8.6 p383 (2007-04-17) - latest OS/2 port
  • 2.5.4 (2019-03-13)
  • 2.6.2 (2019-03-13)

Libraries

  • Canny - Template library for Web development
  • Ruby on Rails - server-side web application framework
Foreign libraries with Ruby bindings
Applications with a Ruby programming interface

Editor support

  • Boxer - Contributed, requires a separate download
  • jEdit - Java based editor - Ruby syntax highlighting built in
  • Lugaru Epsilon - Ruby syntax highlighting and auto-indent available as a separate download.

Publications

  • Peter Cooper: Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional - APress 2009, ISBN 1430223634
  • Wayne Kelly; John Gough: Ruby.NET: a ruby compiler for the common language infrastructure - Proceedings of the 31st Australasian Computer Science Conference (ACSC 2008)

License

  • Open source released under either the Two Clause BSD License or the Ruby License if you so choose. Versions prior to 1.9.3 could also be licensed under the GPL v2 - Original package is actively developed, OS/2 port is dormant.

Authors

  • Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto (Original author)
  • Hirofumi Watanabe (Original OS/2 Port, contributions to the main codebase)
  • T. Ebisawa (OS/2 Port)

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