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What is the difference between ruby and ruby on rails?

15th Dec 2016, 2:19 AM
Krishnaraj V
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Ruby is a general purpose, dynamic, object oriented programming language, whereas Ruby on Rails is a web framework for making web apps that is written in Ruby.
15th Dec 2016, 2:47 AM
Riley Johnson
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Thanks Riley!
15th Dec 2016, 2:49 AM
Krishnaraj V
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No problem! And if you're planning to do either, I would highly recommend that you start with Ruby. It's certainly not impossible to jump straight into Rails, but it will be much more confusing if you don't have a strong background with Ruby.
15th Dec 2016, 2:51 AM
Riley Johnson
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Yup, you're right. That's why I started Ruby. While studying Ruby, I am creating bot using Ruby.
15th Dec 2016, 3:04 AM
Krishnaraj V
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