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  I chose to do some research on the Ruby programming language. I am most interested in becoming a full stack
developer one day, and I thought it would be beneficial to start learning a language commonly used when building 
backends. I did not start this with much prior knowledge of the language, but I had been introduced to some of its uses in web development. I am hoping to become proficient with the language, and use it when building my own full stack projects.  Coming from JavaScript, the syntax behind Ruby was very nice to pick up. There seems to be less 'boiler-plate' when coding in Ruby, and you get straight to the point when setting up variables, or using methods on objects. 

  I want to become a proficient Rails dev, but I also think it is very important to get a solid understanding of the Ruby language. Some devs choose to dive directly into the Rails framework - but I would rather take my time learning Ruby before picking up the framework. My future employer thought that it was very good that I have a curiosity for learning Ruby and other backend programming languages. I plan to work with Ruby when I start my new job, and I'm excited to dive in prior so that I can try to hit the ground running on the job.