Ruby是什么？

What is ruby?

Ruby是什么？

Ruby is “an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming” — what does this mean?

Ruby是一门灵活简单的面向对象的解释型脚本语言。这些意味着什么？

interpreted scripting language:

解释型脚本语言:

ability to make operating system calls directly

powerful string operations and regular expressions

immediate feedback during development

quick and easy:

灵活简单:

variable declarations are unnecessary

variables are not typed

syntax is simple and consistent

memory management is automatic

object oriented programming:

面向对象编程:

everything is an object

classes, methods, inheritance, etc.

singleton methods

“mixin” functionality by module

iterators and closures

also:

以及：

multiple precision integers

convenient exception processing

dynamic loading

threading support

If you are unfamiliar with some of the concepts above, read on, and don’t worry. The mantra of the ruby language is quick and easy.

如果你对上面的某些概念不熟悉，不必担心，继续往下看即可，因为Ruby的”咒语“灵活而简单。