Every few years something significant happens in the land of computer programming. In my opinion the Ruby computer language is such a landmark. Over the years I have seen programmer productivity go up ...

Maintainers behind the Ruby programming language have revised the project's Code of Conduct on GitHub to remove tolerating opposing viewpoints as a prerequisite. The decision comes after a community ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Illustrating the power of the Ruby scripting language, consulting engineer Phil Tomson has used it to create the open-source Ruby hardware-description language (RHDL). Not currently ...

Among programmers, there has long been a dispute between those who want a language to constrain them and those who want great flexibility. If you have been programming for a while, you'll understand ...

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If you're looking to get into web development and want to learn one of the more popular programming languages on the web, RubyMonk can teach you to code in the Ruby language. It features interactive ...

Microsoft-owned online code-hosting service GitHub has detailed its massive upgrade to version 2.7 of the Ruby programming language, which it deployed to production in July after a months-long project ...

I had an interesting realization tonight: I’m terrified of hash tables. Specifically, my work on JRuby (and even more directly, my work optimizing JRuby) has made me terrified to ever consider using a ...

It’s been one of those nights, my friends! An outstanding night! All day Sunday I had the stupids. It was probably related to a few beers on Saturday night, or the couple glasses of red wine before ...