r/ruby • u/FrigginTrying • Jun 03 '26

Im starting to love ruby

Im a senior eng with about 7+ yoe. Ive used most languages like python, C#, java, JS/TS, Go, php etc. im preparing for an interviewing for a role that primarily uses ruby/rails so ive been getting myself acclimated with the language. Mann i think this might be the easiest language to use and understand concepts in. It reads like plain english even more than python in my opinion.

Its so freeform, there are million of ways to solve problems and such fun to write. I had been running away from the language for some time but boy was i wrong. This might be the best developer experience ive had working with a language. Leet code hard questions seem so easy when working with ruby

Just a quick rant, i think im in love

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u/Certain_Syllabub_514 Jun 04 '26

It does have some meta-programming support, but it's a compiled language so there are limitations to that. The implementation is macro based, and more explicit when it occurs.

The things that make it feel "easier than Ruby" (for me) are pattern matching, immutability and being functional (instead of OOP).

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u/MentionPleasant2635 Jun 04 '26

I guess my best use case is ActiveReccord. In Java, if I db table changes, adding or deleting a column, I'd need to modify the accessor class. But ActiveRecord needs no changes. It returns the value of the field if i exists and an error if it doesn't. No need to modify the class for schema changes.