#ruby

Why I've always loved Ruby, taught it as the foundation of Flatiron School to thousands of developers, and would again.

When choosing a programming language, Ruby's philosophy of making programmers happy through its expressive syntax and powerful metaprogramming capabilities sets it apart from Python's more rigid approach.

Ruby's elegant syntax and focus on developer happiness make it a programming language that reads like English and sparks joy in the coding process.

PHP powers an astounding 78% of all websites with known server-side languages, but Ruby offers a more elegant approach to modern web development.

When Yukihiro Matz Matsumoto created Ruby with the goal of making programmers happy, he unknowingly set the foundation for one of the most welcoming and supportive communities in the tech world.

Ruby's elegant balance of beauty and practicality captivates developers, blending functional and imperative programming to create a natural, yet complex language.

Ruby's powerful tools make developers more productive, creative, and happy, from RubyGems to Rails, Pry, RSpec, and beyond, embodying the language's philosophy of developer joy.