Ruby is used for developing which kind of software?

Answer 1

Aah, Ruby. Can't help but smile whenever it comes up. <3

Ruby (and Python, and Perl, similarly), were designed as general purpose languages. You can build TCP servers, leverage OS level libraries (such as libevent for highly concurrent connections). You can build web application servers, message queueing systems, desktop applications, long lasting processes, even though Ruby still only has a rudimentary garbage collector (compared to Java or .NET).

And yes, it does surpass PHP for web development. 

Dr.

Answer 2

Most common use case is creation of web applications using framework Rails.

Answer 3

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