what is the difference between a gem and a plugin in Ruby?



what is the difference between a gem and a plugin in Ruby?..

Answer / Ankit Awasthi

In Ruby, gems are reusable libraries or applications packaged with all necessary dependencies. They can be easily shared and installed through RubyGems. Plugins, on the other hand, are add-ons for specific frameworks like Rails that extend functionality without requiring a separate installation process.

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