What is RubyGems?
It is a package manager for the Ruby programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and libraries, a tool designed to easily manage the installation of gems, and a server for distributing them.
RubyGems is a tool in the Package Managers category of a tech stack.
Who uses RubyGems?
Developers
6 developers on StackShare have stated that they use RubyGems.
RubyGems Integrations
RubyGems's Features
- Package manager
- Instantly publish your gems
- Easily manage the installation of gems
RubyGems Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to RubyGems?
Composer
It is a tool for dependency management in PHP. It allows you to declare the libraries your project depends on and it will manage (install/update) them for you.
Homebrew
Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple didn’t. Homebrew installs packages to their own directory and then symlinks their files into /usr/local.
NuGet
A free and open-source package manager designed for the Microsoft development platform. It is also distributed as a Visual Studio extension.
Bootsnap
Bootsnap is a library that plugs into a number of Ruby and (optionally) ActiveSupport and YAML methods to optimize and cache expensive computations.
Nix
It makes package management reliable and reproducible. It provides atomic upgrades and rollbacks, side-by-side installation of multiple versions of a package, multi-user package management and easy setup of build environments.
