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co-authored-by: Peter Zhu <peter@peterzhu.ca> co-authored-by: Stan Lo <stan001212@gmail.com>
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# What is Ruby?
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Ruby is an interpreted object-oriented programming language often
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used for web development. It also offers many scripting features
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to process plain text and serialized files, or manage system tasks.
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It is simple, straightforward, and extensible.
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## Features of Ruby
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* Simple Syntax
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* **Normal** Object-oriented Features (e.g. class, method calls)
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* **Advanced** Object-oriented Features (e.g. mix-in, singleton-method)
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* Operator Overloading
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* Exception Handling
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* Iterators and Closures
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* Garbage Collection
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* Dynamic Loading of Object Files (on some architectures)
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* Highly Portable (works on many Unix-like/POSIX compatible platforms as
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well as Windows, macOS, etc.) cf.
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https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/master/doc/maintainers.rdoc#label-Platform+Maintainers
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## How to get Ruby
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For a complete list of ways to install Ruby, including using third-party tools
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like rvm, see:
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https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/
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### Git
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The mirror of the Ruby source tree can be checked out with the following command:
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$ git clone https://github.com/ruby/ruby.git
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There are some other branches under development. Try the following command
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to see the list of branches:
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$ git ls-remote https://github.com/ruby/ruby.git
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You may also want to use https://git.ruby-lang.org/ruby.git (actual master of Ruby source)
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if you are a committer.
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### Subversion
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Stable branches for older Ruby versions can be checked out with also the
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following command:
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$ svn co https://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/branches/ruby_2_6/ ruby
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Try the following command to see the list of branches:
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$ svn ls https://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/branches/
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## Ruby home page
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https://www.ruby-lang.org/
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## Mailing list
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There is a mailing list to discuss Ruby. To subscribe to this list, please
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send the following phrase:
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subscribe
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in the mail body (not subject) to the address [ruby-talk-request@ruby-lang.org].
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[ruby-talk-request@ruby-lang.org]: mailto:ruby-talk-request@ruby-lang.org?subject=Join%20Ruby%20Mailing%20List&body=subscribe
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## Copying
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See the file [COPYING](rdoc-ref:COPYING).
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## Feedback
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Questions about the Ruby language can be asked on the [Ruby-Talk](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/community/mailing-lists) mailing list
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or on websites like https://stackoverflow.com.
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Bugs should be reported at https://bugs.ruby-lang.org. Read ["Reporting Issues"](https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/reporting_issues_md.html) for more information.
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## Contributing
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See ["Contributing to Ruby"](https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/contributing_md.html), which includes setup and build instructions.
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## The Author
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Ruby was originally designed and developed by Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz) in 1995.
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<matz@ruby-lang.org>
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