Among programmers, there has long been a dispute between those who want a language to constrain them and those who want great flexibility. If you have been programming for a while, you'll understand ...

Every few years something significant happens in the land of computer programming. In my opinion the Ruby computer language is such a landmark. Over the years I have seen programmer productivity go up ...

It’s been one of those nights, my friends! An outstanding night! All day Sunday I had the stupids. It was probably related to a few beers on Saturday night, or the couple glasses of red wine before ...

The new major version with a new JIT compiler, a revised parallelization API, and a maturing type system paves the way for the next decade. On December 21, 2025, the Ruby language turned 30 years old ...

Ever since the invention of the computer, software development has been trending towards higher-level languages. From assembly language, to C, to C++, to Java, each step up has met with the same ...

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The Ruby programming language runtime has been ported to Google’s Native Client (NaCl) framework. The port, which was implemented by Google, will make it possible for NaCl-enabled Web browsers to ...

Top coders have near limitless prospects when it comes to employment, or even opportunities to succeed in their own startups. In fact, learning to code is fast becoming a necessary life skill, with ...

ChatGPT has quietly gained bash support and multi-language capabilities, enabling users to run commands and install packages in containers without official announcements.