ruby

ruby

strongly object oriented language with easy metaprogramming, crafted with love for us all by matz

a personal history

_why introduced me to ruby, and to programming.

• https://poignant.guide/book/chapter-1.html
• http://www.hacketyhack.net/
• http://shoesrb.com/
• https://github.com/whymirror/bloopsaphone

Dwemthy's Array captured my imagination.

Ruby is the subject of Week 2 of 7 Languages in 7 Weeks

setup

1. rvm: version manager (even supports stuff like jruby!)

   1. brew install gnupg
   2. install them keys: https://rvm.io/
   3. install rvm: https://rvm.io/

2. rvmrc: sandbox your gems

   1. echo "rvm <version>@<projectname>" >> .rvmrc
   2. cd in and cd out. see what happens.

src: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQVb7fHFjSM