Ruby (programming language)

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ruby-programming-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary design goals?Maximize programmer productivity and simplify coding
2. What is the influential languages?Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, BASIC, Lisp
3. What is Ruby in computer programming?Ruby is a programming language that lets people write instructions for computers in a simple, readable way. It was created by a man named Yukihiro Matsumoto, also called Matz.
4. Why do programmers like Ruby?Ruby is easy to read and write, like natural language, so it takes less effort to create complex programs. It also has a friendly philosophy that makes coding feel more like art.

General-Purpose Language: A programming language designed to be used for a wide variety of applications.
Procedural Programming: A programming paradigm based on the concept of procedure calls.
Functional Programming: A programming paradigm that treats computation as the evaluation of mathematical functions.