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Ruby

A developer-friendly language known for the Rails web framework and elegant syntax.

programming language

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NameRuby

Aliasesjruby, macruby, rake, rb, rbx

Typeprogramming language

Extensions.rb .builder .eye .fcgi .gemspec .god .jbuilder .mspec

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What is Ruby

A developer-friendly language known for the Rails web framework and elegant syntax.

GitHub Linguist classifies Ruby as a programming language, typically using extensions such as .rb, .builder, .eye, .fcgi, .gemspec, .god.

File extensions:

.rb.builder.eye.fcgi.gemspec.god.jbuilder.mspec.pluginspec.podspec.prawn.rabl

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A developer-friendly language known for the Rails web framework and elegant syntax.

Common extensions include .rb, .builder, .eye, .fcgi, .gemspec.

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Updated 2026-08-18

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