Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write. Features of Ruby are shown below. + Simple Syntax + *Normal* Object-Oriented features (ex. class, method calls) + *Advanced* Object-Oriented features (ex. Mix-in, Singleton-method) + Operator Overloading + Exception Handling + Iterators and Closures + Garbage Collection + Dynamic Loading of Object files (on some architecture) + Highly Portable (works on many UNIX machines, and on Windows, Mac, etc.) Ruby 3.1 introduces a number of new features and performance improvements, here are some of them: * Performance: YJIT: New experimental in-process JIT compiler * Development supports - debug gem: A new debugger - error_highlight: Fine-grained error location in backtrace - IRB Autocomplete and Document Display This package is Ruby 3.1 release minimum base package.
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