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Ruby (programming language)

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Ruby (programming language)

Summary

Ruby (programming language) is an object-based language[1]. Ruby (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 76 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ruby (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as object-based language[3].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as functional programming language[4].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[5].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[6].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as interpreted language[7].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as free software[8].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as programming language[9].
  • Ruby (programming language) is associated with the free software movement movement[10].
  • ruby is named after Ruby (programming language)[11].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Yukihiro Matsumoto[12].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s copyright license is recorded as Ruby License[13].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s copyright license is recorded as 2-clause BSD License[14].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s programmed in is recorded as Q15777[15].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Yukihiro Matsumoto[16].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[17].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as Linux[18].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as BSD[19].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as macOS[20].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.8[21].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.5[22].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.2[23].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.0[24].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.1[25].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.3[26].
  • Ruby (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.6.0[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include object-based language[3], functional programming language[4], multi-paradigm programming language[5], imperative programming language[6], interpreted language[7], and free software[8].

Origins

ruby is named after Ruby (programming language)[11].

Movements and Schools

Ruby (programming language) is associated with the free software movement movement[10].

Why It Matters

Ruby (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 76 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ruby-lang.org. ruby-lang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Q364. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ruby-lang.org. Retrieved . ruby-lang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ruby-lang.org. Retrieved . ruby-lang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ruby-lang.org. Retrieved . ruby-lang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ruby-lang.org. Retrieved . ruby-lang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ruby-lang.org. Retrieved . ruby-lang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ruby-lang.org. Retrieved . ruby-lang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ruby-lang.org. Retrieved . ruby-lang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Semantic scholar topic id → 197924
    Has use → computer programming, creating, analysis +1
    Freebsd port → lang/ruby30, lang/ruby27, lang/ruby26 +1
    Netbsd package id → lang/ruby26, lang/ruby, lang/ruby25 +2
    + 86 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9657, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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