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Why is it called Ruby

I think the creator liked rubies

24th Oct 2019, 3:56 PM
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From Wikipedia : The name "Ruby" originated during an online chat session between Matsumoto and Keiju Ishitsuka on February 24, 1993, before any code had been written for the language.[17] Initially two names were proposed: "Coral" and "Ruby". Matsumoto chose the latter in a later e-mail to Ishitsuka.[18] Matsumoto later noted a factor in choosing the name "Ruby" – it was the birthstone of one of his colleagues.[19][20]
25th Oct 2019, 10:07 PM
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I would Google this type of question.
25th Oct 2019, 12:14 AM
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The ruby ​​markup (or ruby ​​annotations or simply ruby ​​(ル ビ rubi?)) Are short text sequences alongside the basic text, typically used in East Asian documents to indicate the phonetic transcription of Chinese or Japanese words or to provide brief annotations. In facts Ruby is the first programming language that is developed in orient...
24th Oct 2019, 4:03 PM
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