The computer programming language Ruby, invented
by a Japanese, has been approved
by the International Organization for Standardization as a global standard,
the government's Information-technology Promotion Agency said Monday.
Ruby, conceived by software engineer
Yukihiro Matsumoto in 1993, is a scripting
language that executes tasks for
software and runs on Unix, Dos, Windows and Mac operating systems. Matsumoto,
a fellow at Network Applied
Communication Laboratory Ltd., said he welcomes the decision and hopes for
the further spread of the
programming language.
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VOCABULARY
1.
Programming
language (n) - an artificial language designed to
communicate instructions to a machine, particularly
a computer
2.
Approved
(v) - to officially accept a plan, proposal etc
3.
Conceived
(v) - to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind
4.
Scripting
language (n) - is a programming language that supports the
writing of scripts,
5.
Executes
(v) - it
makes the program or command happen or work
6.
Fellow
(n) - people that you work with, study with, or who are in the same situation
as you
7.
Spread
(v) - to become known about or used by more and more people
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1.
Have you ever heard about Ruby?
2.
What other programming language do you know?
3.
Do you think it is difficult / easy to learn
programming? Why? Why not?
4.
If you were to write a program, what would it
be?
5.
How much does a programmer earn in your country?
