🆚 Java vs. Ruby
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Ruby is slightly more popular than Java.
- 🌍 Ruby is more popular in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia.
- 🌎 Java is more popular in the United States, China, and Korea.
Type
Programming language
Programming language
About
Java is a multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.
An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language often used for web development.
Headquarters
Austin, Texas, United States
Categories
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The Ruby programming language is 1.3 times more popular than Java.
Total websites
Market share
Programming Languages
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Ruby is more popular in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia, while Java is more popular in the United States, China, and Korea.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Australia
India
Canada
Japan
Netherlands
France
China
Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in Vatican in the Platforms category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Korea in the Platforms category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Vatican in the Programming Languages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the United States in the Platforms category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in China in the Platforms category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Japan in the Programming Languages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Latvia in the Programming Languages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Guatemala in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Australia in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Germany in the Programming Languages category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Ruby is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and fashion and beauty, while Java is more commonly used on business, education and reference, and blogs and wiki sites.
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Fashion/Beauty
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Finance/Banking
Internet Services
Travel
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
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