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

The main differences between gems and plugins in Ruby on Rails are:

• Gems are packaged Ruby libraries that can be used in any Ruby application, while plugins are extensions specifically designed for Ruby on Rails applications[1][2][3].

• Gems are managed by RubyGems and installed system-wide, whereas plugins are installed directly into a Rails application, often in the vendor/plugins directory[2][3].

• Gems provide functionality that can be used across different Ruby projects, while plugins add custom functionality tailored to a specific Rails application[1][4].

• Gems are pure Ruby code, while plugins can contain Rails-specific entities like models, controllers, views, and migrations[4].

• Gems are easier to keep up-to-date and can be used with dependency management tools like Bundler, while **...