Ruby User's Guide

What is ruby?

Ruby is "an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming" -- what does this mean?

interpreted scripting language:

quick and easy:

object oriented programming:

also:

If you are unfamiliar with some of the concepts above, read on, and don't worry. The mantra of the ruby language is quick and easy.

Copyright (c) 2005 Mark Slagell

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