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Ruby

Ruby - Dynamic, object-oriented scripting language

Ruby is a high-level, interpreted language emphasizing programmer happiness, simplicity, and productivity through elegant syntax and powerful metaprogramming.

Category

Scripting / General Purpose

First Release

1995

File Extension

.rb

Creator

Yukihiro 'Matz' Matsumoto

Latest News

Ruby 4.0.9, 3.4.12 and 3.3.13 Patch Onigmo Bugs That Enabled GitLab RCE

Ruby 4.0.9, 3.4.12 and 3.3.13 fix Onigmo regular expression engine memory bugs that GitLab found allowed remote code execution through attacker-controlled patterns, and GitLab has published four CVEs for them.

10/23/2026 • 0 likes

Difficulty

Intermediate 2/3

Flexible syntax and dynamic features like metaprogramming and blocks require practice to master effectively.