Ruby 0.95 Public Release

Yukihiro 'Matz' Matsumoto announced the first public release of the Ruby programming language, sharing it with a nascent developer community.

Significance

This marked Ruby's official debut, allowing early adopters to explore its unique blend of object-orientation and scripting power, laying the groundwork for its future growth.

Key facts

Date
1995-12-21
Type
release
Location
Japan (via Japanese newsgroups)