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go vs ruby
Programming Language rivals. Both tagged programming-language, language. Six rounds of real GitHub data, an AI referee, and the crowd picks a side.
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golang/go: 139,904 stars, Go. The Go programming language
ruby/ruby: 23,808 stars, Ruby. The Ruby Programming Language
go vs ruby: tale of the tape
GitHub data as of November 11, 2026go has 5.9 times as many GitHub stars as ruby (139,904 vs 23,808). In the last 6 days, go gained more stars: +317 (+0.2%) against +12 (+0.1%) for ruby. ruby saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 10,049 commits, against 3,441 for go. ruby is the older project (created February 2010), go started in August 2014. go is written mainly in Go, ruby in Ruby.
| golang/go | ruby/ruby | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 139,904 | 23,808 |
| Stars gained, last 6 days | +317 | +12 |
| Growth, last 6 days | +0.2% | +0.1% |
| Avg. stars per day since creation | 31 | 4 |
| Forks | 20,258 | 5,681 |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 3,441 | 10,049 |
| Open issues | 9,920 | 801 |
| Best Repocharts rank today | #3 in Go | #18 in Ruby |
| Language | Go | Ruby |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | – |
| Created | Aug 19, 2014 | Feb 27, 2010 |
| Last push | Nov 11, 2026 | Nov 11, 2026 |
Quick answers
Which is more popular, go or ruby?
go has 5.9 times as many GitHub stars as ruby (139,904 vs 23,808) (Repocharts data as of November 11, 2026).
Which is growing faster, go or ruby?
In the last 6 days, go gained more stars: +317 (+0.2%) against +12 (+0.1%) for ruby.
Which is more actively developed?
ruby saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 10,049 commits, against 3,441 for go.
What languages are go and ruby written in?
go is written mainly in Go, ruby in Ruby.
How does RepoClash compare go and ruby?
RepoClash scores both repositories in six rounds (popularity, momentum, activity, community, maintenance and freshness) from public GitHub data, adds an AI referee's verdict and lets developers vote for their favorite. Star counts are updated daily.
