I wanted to use: - A language with a REPL so that I could check my ideas in a terminal window. - A language that would reduce the amount of typing I'd have to

I wanted to use: - A language with a REPL so that I could check my ideas in a terminal window. - A language that would reduce the amount of typing I'd have to do - A language I that I was half-decent at (at lease at one point) And Ruby fit all those criteria.