Ruby vs C: 30 Metrics Comparison
Ruby vs C
Ruby
Ruby is a Object-Oriented, Functional, Procedural programming language first appeared in 1995, designed by Yukihiro Matsumoto. Main use cases: Web Development, Automation, Scripting.
C
C is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 1972, designed by Dennis Ritchie. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications.
30 Metrics
| Metric | Ruby | C |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stars | 54228 | 61804 |
| Stack Overflow Tags | 693614 | 860669 |
| TIOBE Rank | 37 | 6 |
| RedMonk Rank | 47 | 11 |
| PYPL Rank | 52 | 8 |
| Average Salary (USD) | 113673 | 132367 |
| Job Postings | 34605 | 41524 |
| Benchmarks Score | 0.83 | 0.83 |
| Learning Curve | Hard | Hard |
| Community Size | Large | Very Large |
| Documentation Quality | 6 | 10 |
| Ecosystem Maturity | 7 | 10 |
| Industry Adoption | 9 | 10 |
| Type System Complexity | 9 | 8 |
| Concurrency Support | 9 | 9 |
| Performance - Execution Speed | 10 | 10 |
| Performance - Memory Usage | 9 | 9 |
| Performance - Startup Time | 9 | 10 |
| Tooling Quality | 6 | 8 |
| Package Manager Quality | 8 | 10 |
| IDE Support | 6 | 8 |
| Debugging Experience | 7 | 9 |
| GitHub Stars Rank | 29 | 13 |
| Stack Overflow Tags Rank | 28 | 6 |
| Average Salary Rank | 32 | 7 |
| Job Postings Rank | 30 | 11 |
| Benchmarks Rank | 25 | 24 |
| Learning Curve Score | 2 | 2 |
| Community Size Score | 8 | 9 |
| AHP Score | 7.13 | 8.28 |
AHP Score
- Ruby: 7.13 (#31)
- C: 8.28 (#9)
Ruby | ####### 7.13
C | ######## 8.28
When to choose Ruby
Web Development, Automation, Scripting, General Programming. Ruby is a Object-Oriented, Functional, Procedural programming language first appeared in 1995, designed by Yukihiro Matsumoto. Main use cases: Web Development, Automation, Scripting.
When to choose C
Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications. C is a Procedural, Object-Oriented, Generic programming language first appeared in 1972, designed by Dennis Ritchie. Main use cases: Systems Programming, Embedded, Performance-Critical Applications.
Hello World Example
Ruby:
puts 'Hello, World!'
C:
#include <stdio.h>
int main(){ printf("Hello, World!\n"); return 0; }