# Why Ruby?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-ruby/65381>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 10, 2006, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-ruby/65381 "2006-02-10T12:44:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-ruby/65381/1 "2006-02-10T12:44:03Z")

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I was amazed to see no comments on Andy’s “Why Ruby?” blog  
entry: [http://www.toolshed.com/blog/articles/2006/02/09/why-ruby](http://www.toolshed.com/blog/articles/2006/02/09/why-ruby)

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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-ruby/65381/2 "2006-02-10T13:13:28Z")

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Bil K. wrote:

> I was amazed to see no comments on Andy’s “Why Ruby?” blog  
> entry: [http://www.toolshed.com/blog/articles/2006/02/09/why-ruby](http://www.toolshed.com/blog/articles/2006/02/09/why-ruby)

Why did you expect any? The article is not a day old and apart from  
that:  
what’s left to add?

Regards

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robert

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**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-ruby/65381/3 "2007-09-25T23:02:29Z")

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How about…

Ruby is all of those cool languages that you’ve never had the time or  
patience to learn, but in an easy to digest, logical, fun way.

You know, the languages that are as powerfull as C++ and Java, that  
have all the neat features that the .Net folks act like are their  
brand new inventions? The stuff that your CS professors say, when you  
master this, then you’ll be ready.  
Think: scheme, lisp, lau, smalltalk, oCamal, ObjectiveC, unlambda.

Ok I’m kidding about the unlambda part, and I’m kind of biased.