What is the difference between ruby and ruby on rails?

Answer 1

Ruby is a general purpose, dynamic, object oriented programming language, whereas Ruby on Rails is a web framework for making web apps that is written in Ruby.

Answer 2

Thanks Riley!

Answer 3

No problem! And if you're planning to do either, I would highly recommend that you start with Ruby. It's certainly not impossible to jump straight into Rails, but it will be much more confusing if you don't have a strong background with Ruby.

Answer 4

Yup, you're right. That's why I started Ruby. While studying Ruby, I am creating bot using Ruby.