Question: Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language. It was designed and developed in the mid-1990s by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto in Japan.

According to its creator, Ruby was influenced by Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, and Lisp. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including functional, object-oriented, and imperative. It also has a dynamic type system and automatic memory management.

Ruby was conceived on February 24, 1993. In a 1999 post to the "ruby-talk" mailing list, Ruby author Yukihiro Matsumoto describes some of his early ideas about the language:

Matsumoto describes the design of Ruby as being like a simple Lisp language at its core, with an object system like that of Smalltalk, blocks inspired by higher-order functions, and practical utility like that of Perl.

The name "Ruby" originated during an online chat session between Matsumoto and Keiju Ishitsuka on February 24, 1993, before any code had been written for the language. Initially two names were proposed: "Coral" and "Ruby". Matsumoto chose the latter in a later e-mail to Ishitsuka. Matsumoto later noted a factor in choosing the name "Ruby" it was the birthstone of one of his colleagues.

The first public release of Ruby 0.95 was announced on Japanese domestic newsgroups on December 21, 1995. Subsequently, three more versions of Ruby were released in two days. The release coincided with the launch of the Japanese-language "ruby-list" mailing list, which was the first mailing list for the new language. 1. What is Ruby?
2. who created it?
3. where is he from?
4. what other name was considered for it?
5. What made him decide on Ruby?
6. When did he first think about creating it?
7. when was it first available to the public?
8. were more versions made available?
9. what did he call the mailing list?
10. what influenced him when creating the language?
11. did it have automoatic memory management?
12. What characteristic of Perl did he want to emulate? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. a programming language
2. Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto
3. Japan.
4. "Coral"
5. it was the birthstone of one of his colleagues
6. on February 24, 1993
7. on December 21, 1995
8. yes
9. "ruby-talk" mailing list
10. Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, and Lisp
11. yes
12. practical utility

Question: Little Tony was riding his bicycle all around the party. After all grandma gave him it right now. What fun would it be for Tony if he couldn't show off his new bike? He rode it up and down the hills and through the people at the party. It was his party. Everyone knew that it was his party. He was turning 8, 8 candles on the cake and the number 8 frosted on, the number 8 on his birthday hat. The big 8. It was much better than his last birthday. He didn't like being 7. He loved riding his bike closer and closer to people and things. Until he ran right into the big table with his birthday cake. All 8 candles flew all over the ground of the lawn. Tony was upset, and so was daddy at the big huge mess he made. He could have been more careful daddy said, and looked where he was going. He was right, Tony was being too crazy. But it was his party, so he kept riding, with more care this time. He rode his bike up and down. Faster and faster. Until Tony's birthday finally was over, long after it began. 1. Little Tony was at a party riding what?
2. When did he get it?
3. And from whom?
4. Did He make a mess?
5. what hit the floor?
6. why this many? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. bicycle
2. now
3. grandma
4. ran right into
5. 8 candles
6. Because he was turning 8

Question: Definitions of "Southeast Asia" vary, but most definitions include the area represented by the countries (sovereign states and dependent territories) listed below. All of the states except for East Timor are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The area, together with part of South Asia, was widely known as the East Indies or simply the Indies until the 20th century. Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands[citation needed] are considered part of Southeast Asia though they are governed by Australia.[citation needed] Sovereignty issues exist over some territories in the South China Sea. Papua New Guinea has stated that it might join ASEAN, and is currently an observer.

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India are geographically considered part of Southeast Asia. Eastern Bangladesh and the Seven Sister States of India are culturally part of Southeast Asia and sometimes considered both South Asian and Southeast Asian. The Seven Sister States of India are also geographically part of Southeast Asia.[citation needed] The rest of the island of New Guinea which is not part of Indonesia, namely, Papua New Guinea, is sometimes included so are Palau, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, which were all part of the Spanish East Indies.[citation needed] 1. The Andaman Islands are part of which geographic location?
2. But are they part of a country?
3. Which country?
4. By the way, is the definition of Southeast Asia not agreed upon?
5. Is ASEAN within SE Asia?
6. What does ASEAN stand for?
7. Is there a SE country which is not in ASEAN?
8. Which country?
9. Is part of India sometimes referred as SE Asia?
10. Which part of New Guinea is not part of Indonesia?
11. Are Palau and Guam also part of it?
12. Are they also part of Spanish East Indies?
13. Which part of SE Asia is ruled by Australia?
14. What's the issue with South China Sea?
15. What is Papua New Guinea's aspiration?
16. What is their currnt sataus? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. southeast asia
2. yes
3. India
4. Definitions vary,
5. Yes
6. Association of Southeast Asian Nations
7. yes
8. East Tinor
9. Yes
10. Papua New Guinea, is sometimes included
11. sometimes
12. yes
13. . Christmas Island and the Cocos islands
14. Sovereignty issues
15. it might join ASEAN,
16. an observer.