Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write. It combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk like features.

Ruby supports multiple programming paradigms, including those that are functional, objectoriented, imperative and reflection based. It also has a dynamic type system and automatic memory management; and is therefore similar in varying respects to Python, Perl and Lisp