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Ruby on Rails introduction

Ruby on Rails introduction - Ruby on Rails Tutorial

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Ruby on Rails introduction

- I want to start by introducing you to Ruby on Rails. Ruby on Rails is made up of 2 parts. Ruby and Rails. And it's going to be important to understand the difference and to keep them straight in your head. Ruby is an object-oriented programming language, that was created in 1995 by Yukihiro Matsumoto, who often goes by the nickname Matz. Ruby can be used for many purposes, not just for web applications. It's a general programming language. If you want to learn more about Ruby, the course library includes several courses, starting with Ruby Essential Training, that will strengthen your understanding of the fundamentals of the Ruby programming language. Ruby is the foundation on which Ruby on Rails is built. Personally, Ruby's the part I like the most about Ruby on Rails, because the Ruby language is a pleasure to work with. It's object-oriented, it's easily readable, and it has an unsurprising syntax and behavior.…

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