Ruby is an incredibly easy language to learn, and there's a lot of evidence why it is simple to break into and start.

I've long been interested in ways to help teach kids programming. Especially my kids, though they're still young. I got interested in computers when my dad wrote a "guess the number" game for me which ...

Overview:Programming languages with simple syntax allow faster learning and practical application for beginnersLow-level ...

The horizon for functional programming is expanding with two languages in development, including Streem, from the founder of the Ruby language, and Mochi, which leverages Python. The brainchild of ...

Windows and Mac OS X: Hackety Hack is an application designed to teach complete beginners how to program in Ruby, eventually giving you the ability to create actual applications for the desktop and ...

Longtime favorite for web development falls to 30th in the Tiobe index of language popularity. ‘There is no need for Ruby anymore.’ ...

The latest edition of the TIOBE Index that plots the popularity of programming languages focuses on the reascendance of Ruby in the rankings. "Ruby is currently at position 8 in the TIOBE index," said ...