From: "Carlo E. Prelz" Date: 2012-11-15T19:56:41+09:00 Subject: Re: Need of ruby and Scripting language Subject: Need of ruby and Scripting language Date: Thu 15 Nov 12 07:44:51PM +0900 Quoting NagaLakshmi _N (lists@ruby-forum.com): > need to know what is the exact need of ruby, In which sense? If you mean material needs, a PC plus an operating system (I suggest Linux) is all you need in order to start. > what > is the difference between ruby and other languages Many books could be filled on this topic. For the people who contribute to this list, Ruby is a bit better suited to solving problems (those problems that can be solved with the help of a computer) while allowing programmers to keep their marbles. > and Why we have to > use a scripting language? To define Ruby a scripting language is decidedly reductive. Ruby is an interpreted language that adapts to simple scripts as well as to large projects. Is the question: why do we use an interpreted language instead of a compiled language? Well, with modern hardware, common tasks will not be notably slower when using a good interpreted language. And Ruby is neater to program and to debug. Carlo -- * Se la Strada e la sua Virtu' non fossero state messe da parte, * K * Carlo E. Prelz - fluido@fluido.as che bisogno ci sarebbe * di parlare tanto di amore e di rettitudine? (Chuang-Tzu)