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Homebrew is the only thing I think Ruby is perfect for. It's just a DSL for describing how to fetch and build a program, like Makefiles but more convenient.
by sdegutis 7y ago
Homebrew is the only thing I think Ruby is perfect for. It's just a DSL for describing how to fetch and build a program, like Makefiles but more convenient.
- benbristow 7y agoChef is the same kinda thing but for managing infrastructure (like Ansible for Python & Cake for .NET) https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/configuration-management-101-writing-chef-recipes https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/configurati...
- bloopernova 7y agoAs the other reply to you said, agreed on the DSL-construction thing. I used a fair bit of Puppet a couple of years ago and that was very much Ruby through and through. What I really liked about it was how easy it was to jump from DSL for general use cases to Ruby for specialized libraries or system Facts.