Coding for Penetration Testers

Chapter 4

Introduction to Ruby

Information in this chapter:

• Where Ruby Is Useful

• Ruby Basics

• Building Classes with Ruby

• File Manipulation

• Database Basics

• Network Operations

• Putting It All Together

Ruby is an object-oriented scripting language with syntax that is similar to Python’s. It is a newer language, publicly released in 1995 but not growing in popularity until the mid-2000s. Ruby combines concepts from languages such as Perl, Ada, and Lisp, resulting in a language that has a short learning curve for people who already know other popular scripting languages. It is flexible enough to allow artistic interpretation when formatting code, and it allows the creation of functional and attractive code. Ruby has the ability to string ...