basics-of.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby -w
# basics-of.rb

/* 		To run a Ruby script, type ruby at a Shell prompt and enter some ruby commands, then enter ^D (i.e. the end of file character) to execute.
*		
*		irb is 'interactive ruby': it's a Ruby Shell complete with command-line history, job control etc.
*/


puts 'Ruby is an OO language, though like most it can be used in a procedural, rather non-OO way.'
puts 'Once a type has been defined, an object instance of that can be created with the standard method \'new\'.'

/* 		Many data types in Ruby have built in methods - like number.abs or 'someText'.length.  This hints that Ruby has fewer 'primitive' data types and represents most data types with some object wrapper.
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