Ruby is an interpreted, high-level programming language created in 1995. Ruby on Rails is widely used because it can create web applications 30-40% faster than other languages. The most popular Ruby web frameworks are Ruby on Rails (87%), Sinatra (22%), Hanami (2%), and Padrino (2%). Popular Ruby tools include Rbenv and RVM for managing Ruby versions, Bundler for dependency and gem management, RubyMine as the most used IDE, and RSpec as the most popular testing framework.
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揃 Ruby is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language.
揃 Created in 1995 by Yukihiro Matsumoto as an easy-to-use scripting language.
揃 Ruby on Rails is so widely used because of its simplicity and impact on productivity, as it can create applications 30-40% faster
than other programming languages and frameworks.
Most widely
used web
Frameworks
2%
Hanami
2%
Padrino
87%
Ruby on Rails
22%
Sinatra
Companies
using Ruby
Name Origins
1 揃 Web development
2 揃 Ecomomerce
3 揃 Prototyping
Sinatra is named after the
famous singer because its
creator thought that Frank
had so much class he deserves a
web-framework named after him
Most popular
gems
A Ruby package is called
a "gem". Most gems are
libraries, though a few exist
that are applications.
Total number of available
Gems +153,000v
Rails creator chose a convention over
con鍖guration approach, ensuring that the
developers worked as if they were on rails.
Popular Ruby
Tools
Rbenv and RVM are
the most widely used
managers to run
multiple Ruby instances.
Bundler dominates Rubys
gem management with 91%
of user share, thanks to its
version consistency,
dependency resolution, and
development freedom.
RubyMine is the most
widely used IDE.
VSCode is the most
popular Ruby editor.
RSpec is the most widely used Ruby
testing tool, because of its 鍖rst-class
spec syntax support, auto generated
documentation, and its mature CLI.
94%91%
38%23%
83%
49%
A tribute to Ruby origins and
its own community, Hanami
is named after the japanese
tradition of watching cherry
trees blossom during spring.
3 main uses
for Ruby
Ruby 2.5
is the most
widely used
version.