# Ruby / Ruby On Rails

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ruby-ruby-on-rails/187888
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [May 3, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ruby-ruby-on-rails/187888 "2006-05-03T00:25:51Z")
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### Author: ![zicemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@zicemaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zicemaster)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ruby-ruby-on-rails/187888/1 "2006-05-03T00:25:51Z")

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There is so much hype about it, they say it will replace java within a few years. Kinda like the XML hype a few years back… LoL

So far my idea of ruby on rails is… Java+PHP rolled into one and simplified? It’s catagorized as an open-source web framework.

Heres the ruby ref: [http://www.rubycentral.com/ref/](http://www.rubycentral.com/ref/)  
Manual by Creator: [http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/UsersGuide/rg/](http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/UsersGuide/rg/)

What does everyone here think about Ruby? What does it mean for flash, if anything?

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Btw… I love the way Ruby’s syntax looks!!!