IronRuby

The original Ruby is an open source, interpreted, object-oriented programming (OOP) language similar to Smalltalk, Perl or Python. Ruby was created by Yukihiro Matsumoto, who chose the gemstone's name to suggest "a jewel of a language," elegant but powerful. Ruby users and programmers can easily remove, redefine or build on parts of the code.

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More resources from around the web: - Microsoft announced the release of IronRuby in April 2007. - Scott Guthrie maintains a blog devoted to IronRuby. - Antonio Cangiano asks, "Is IronRuby mathematically challenged?" - The original Ruby has an official home page.

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