Category: Basic

Let us write a simple program in ruby. All ruby files will have extension .rb. So, put the following source code in a test.rb file. #!/usr/bin/ruby -w puts “Hello, Ruby!”; Here, we assumed that you have Ruby interpreter available in /usr/bin directory. Now, try to run this program as follows − $ ruby test.rb This will…

Local Environment Setup If you are still willing to set up your environment for Ruby programming language, then let’s proceed. This tutorial will teach you all the important topics related to environment setup. We would recommend you to go through the following topics first and then proceed further − Popular Ruby Editors To write your…

Ruby is a pure object-oriented programming language. It was created in 1993 by Yukihiro Matsumoto of Japan. You can find the name Yukihiro Matsumoto on the Ruby mailing list at www.ruby-lang.org. Matsumoto is also known as Matz in the Ruby community. Ruby is “A Programmer’s Best Friend”. Ruby has features that are similar to those of…

What is Ruby? Ruby is an open-source and high-level programming language, which is known for its simplicity and developer-friendliness. This is designed by Yukihiro Matsumoto with the purpose of making programming more enjoyable and productive for developers. Ruby includes a lot of key features like its Object-Oriented, Dynamic Typing, Readable Syntax, and a large Standard…