In August of 2010, I was one of the first employees at a small startup called GroupMe. The story seems familiar—a duo of young entrepreneurs started the company and modeled it on a problem they had.

For one, programming skills are high-income skills. This means that they enable you to earn significantly more than you would make with some other skill sets, leading to a lucrative career. And ...

Ruby is an incredibly easy language to learn, and there's a lot of evidence why it is simple to break into and start.

What's great for programming pros is good enough for beginners.