Ruby是什么？

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

• 直接执行操作系统调用的能力

powerful string operations and regular expressions

• 强大的字符操作和正则表达式

immediate feedback during development

• 开发过程中的即时反馈

quick and easy:

variable declarations are unnecessary

• 变量无需声明

variables are not typed

syntax is simple and consistent

• 语法简单一致

memory management is automatic

• 自动内存管理

object oriented programming:

面向对象编程:

everything is an object

• 一切皆为对象

classes, methods, inheritance, etc.

• 类，方法，继承等等

singleton methods

• 模块的混入功能

iterators and closures

• 迭代器和闭包

also:

以及：

multiple precision integers

• 多精度整数

convenient exception processing

• 方便的异常处理

dynamic loading

threading support

• 支持线程

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。