# Ruby origins **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 2, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-origins/74215 "2006-11-02T00:28:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![webchimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@webchimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/webchimp)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-origins/74215/1 "2006-11-02T00:28:26Z")
Hi I’m at university doing an Internet Computing degree and my group has been given the task of presenting a short perentation on Ruby on Rails. One of the subjects I’ve been given to research is of the origins of Ruby. Does anyone know of any good sites I can visit. I’ve had a look around and been on a couple of sites, but stuff on the origins and history of the language seem to be a bit thin on the ground, such as the all to breif history section on wikipedia (2 sentaces). Any help wouold be appreciated, we were only given a few days for this, so I’m hunting around like mad. Mik ---
**Author:** ![webchimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@webchimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/webchimp)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-origins/74215/2 "2006-11-03T11:23:44Z")
Mik H. wrote: > One of the subjects I’ve been given to research is of the origins of > Ruby. Check this: [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/about/](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/about/) > **[WebMD - Better information. Better health.](https://www.webmd.com/)** > > The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert... > **[WebMD - Better information. Better health.](https://www.webmd.com/)** > > The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert... > **[The Ruby Programming Language | The Ruby Programming Language | InformIT](https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=18225)** > > You've heard of Perl, but Ruby? This new language from Japan is quickly gaining interest. Here, Ruby's creator, Yukihiro Matsumoto, tells you why Perl and Python just aren't good enough. ---
**Author:** ![webchimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@webchimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/webchimp)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 11:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-origins/74215/3 "2006-11-04T23:49:47Z")
Lutz H. wrote: > Check this: > > [About Ruby](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/about/) > [http://www.rubygarden.org/faq/entry/show/4](http://www.rubygarden.org/faq/entry/show/4) > [http://www.rubygarden.org/faq/entry/show/5](http://www.rubygarden.org/faq/entry/show/5) > [http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=18225&rl=1](http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=18225&rl=1) Thanks, I had seen a couple of those but hadn’t found the informit one. Cheers Mik ---
**Author:** ![webchimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@webchimp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/webchimp)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-origins/74215/4 "2006-11-07T10:53:26Z")
On 11/1/06, Mik H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Takahasi-san presented on this topic at RubyConf this year. Here’s a writeup of the talk. His slides might be online somewhere as well. [http://blog.nicksieger.com/articles/2006/10/20/rubyconf-history-of-ruby](http://blog.nicksieger.com/articles/2006/10/20/rubyconf-history-of-ruby)