In other words, Ruby supports meta-programming. Even classes and functions are objects in Ruby, and can as such be created, modified, passed around and used as return values in Ruby.

Hackety Hack will walk you through Ruby basics and have you creating simple apps quickly. The Shoes toolkit isn't just for making simple apps. Once you learn the basics that Hackety Hack will ...

Interested in learning Ruby, the open-source, object-oriented programming language? Start with Mr. Neighborly's Humble Little Ruby Book, a new e-book that teaches the basics and then some.

It's a fun new Mac app that aims to teach Ruby programming basics to complete beginners. Hackety Hack 1.0 just launched, and in the true spirit of of the holidays, it's open source.

The Complete Ruby on Rails Super Bundle includes 10 courses and 106 hours of practical RoR training. Students start by diving into the basics of Ruby on Rails and Ruby programming.

Recently, Skillcrush launched the brand new Ruby on Rails Blueprint.What is Rails? How is it different than Ruby on Rails? How hard is it? Is it a programming language? What do I need to know before I ...

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 ...

Ruby is perfect for startups. Among a multitude of programming languages, Ruby has been a great choice for startups.

Ruby for Kids Helps Teach Programming I’ve long been interested in ways to help teach kids programming. Especially my kids, though they’re still young.

The latest edition of the TIOBE Index that plots the popularity of programming languages focuses on the reascendance of Ruby in the rankings.