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What programming language was GitHub written in?

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Ruby

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Explanation & Context

GitHub was built primarily using the Ruby on Rails web framework, which served as the foundation for its core application logic and infrastructure. While the site now uses other technologies for specific services, Ruby remains the primary language for its main codebase.

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IEEE Computer Society ↗World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) ↗

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