# Ruby and Rails diffrence

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-rails-diffrence/89217>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 18, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-rails-diffrence/89217 "2007-03-18T20:00:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![karnirevuri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@karnirevuri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/karnirevuri)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-rails-diffrence/89217/1 "2007-03-18T20:00:56Z")

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Hi Friends,

I am new to ruby on rails.  
I dont know the actual diffrence betwwwn the rails and ruby.

Can u give me any source for good articles.

Regards,  
-Karni

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**Author:** ![karnirevuri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@karnirevuri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/karnirevuri)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-rails-diffrence/89217/2 "2007-03-18T20:36:10Z")

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Karni K. wrote:

> Hi Friends,
> 
> I am new to ruby on rails.  
> I dont know the actual diffrence betwwwn the rails and ruby.
> 
> Can u give me any source for good articles.
> 
> Regards,  
> -Karni

Rails is a framework written in Ruby. To learn Rails you need to  
understand Ruby first.

[http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/quickstart/](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/quickstart/)

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**Author:** ![karnirevuri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@karnirevuri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/karnirevuri)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-rails-diffrence/89217/3 "2007-03-18T22:54:24Z")

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Better still, pick up the Agile book. Agile Development with Rails 2nd  
ed. Amazon should help.

Regards,  
Rajesh

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