Thapap. Ruby and Perl both are scripting language. But Ruby also object-oriented(OO) language more similarites with Smalltalk. Ruby is easy to learn and I bet you could be expert on ruby within few weeks. But Perl it take time to learn and not full OO lang. More comparison between ruby and perl visit - http://www.ntecs.de/old-hp/s-direktnet/rb/ruby.pdf Programming ruby book online - http://www.rubycentral.com/book/ You can try ruby without installation, on your browser - http://tryruby.hobix.com/