Re:Web programming (Score 4, Informative)

The review mentioned web programming, does one need a specific platform installed or it "just runs"?

I'm not sure what you mean by platform or "just runs". If you mean, do you need a certain OS? No. Do you need Apache in particular? No, though Apache and Ruby work very well together. Do you need any external web server? No. One of the standard libraries that comes with Ruby is WEBrick, which is a standalone webserver. You can get Ruby running web apps using WEBrick on any OS, no other software required.

Along those lines, let me throw in a quick plug for Ruby on Rails. Rails makes web application using the MVC model very quick and easy. The default setup includes a WEBrick servlet so you can have your application listening for requests minutes after installation, literally.

Visit #ruby-lang and #rubyonrails on freenode for more information about Ruby in general or Rails.

Jacob Fugal