How do I create a ruby Hello world? - Stack Overflow
Apr 1, 2009 · I know the question was talking about Ruby, but I think you meant rails (which is what it was tagged as). Rails is a web framework that uses the ruby programming language.
rubygems - What is a Ruby gem? - Stack Overflow
Mar 8, 2011 · 39 According to RubyGems Wiki - RubyGems is a package manager for the Ruby programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and …
syntax - What is Ruby's double-colon `::`? - Stack Overflow
As Matz delineates in his book, 'The Ruby Programming Language', constant lookup has multiple steps. First, it searches a constant in the lexical scope where the constant is referenced. If it …
Is Ruby a functional language? - Stack Overflow
Oct 1, 2008 · 62 Whether a language is or is not a functional language is unimportant. Functional Programming is a thesis, best explained by Philip Wadler (The Essence of Functional …
Is Ruby a scripting language or an interpreted language?
Sep 2, 2011 · So is Ruby interpreted or compiled? Neither term is meaningful unless you define it ;) But back to the question: "Scripting language" isn't a property of the language either, it …
How to understand nil vs. empty vs. blank in Ruby
57 One difference is that .nil? and .empty? are methods that are provided by the programming language Ruby, whereas .blank? is something added by the web development framework Rails.
Ruby code not showing up after I run it on VSCode?
Dec 4, 2024 · Ruby language on your Windows box Ruby extensions for VSCode Once you get this working, open the "Explorer" widget on the left side of VSCode so you can see the files. …
How to write a switch statement in Ruby - Stack Overflow
Jun 4, 2009 · On around page 123 of The Ruby Programming Language (1st Edition, O'Reilly) on my Kindle, it says the then keyword following the when clauses can be replaced with a newline …
Why do people say that Ruby is slow? - Stack Overflow
Or is this slowness just something that affects all programming languages? What are your options as a Ruby programmer if you want to deal with this "slowness"? Which version of Ruby would …
Ruby: client-side or server-side? - Stack Overflow
May 18, 2009 · Ruby is an all-purpose script/programming language which can be executed on both client and server environments. As client-side, you can use it to create a GUI application …