Comments on: .NET the Ruby Way http://www.igvita.com/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/ A goal is a dream with a deadline. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:56:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matt http://www.igvita.com/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-32838 Matt Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:58:46 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-32838 This is promising. Oddly, I am least interested in the ability to create CLI compliant byte code from Ruby, but extremely interested in the ability to extend and script my .NET apps with Ruby! I use C# to write my .NET apps, because the tool chain is so good...but being able to use Ruby to script and extend my .NET apps would be a dream come true. I am currently rolling my own language for extending a .NET game project I am working on (because IronPython isn't stackless), but it would be really cool to use Ruby, as it's one of my favorite languages. If Ruby.NET ever allows easy extension of .NET classes defined in your C# code (for instance, every enemy in the game could extend the Npc class, which is implemented in C#), that would be awesome. This is promising. Oddly, I am least interested in the ability to create CLI compliant byte code from Ruby, but extremely interested in the ability to extend and script my .NET apps with Ruby! I use C# to write my .NET apps, because the tool chain is so good…but being able to use Ruby to script and extend my .NET apps would be a dream come true. I am currently rolling my own language for extending a .NET game project I am working on (because IronPython isn’t stackless), but it would be really cool to use Ruby, as it’s one of my favorite languages. If Ruby.NET ever allows easy extension of .NET classes defined in your C# code (for instance, every enemy in the game could extend the Npc class, which is implemented in C#), that would be awesome.

]]> By: Ilya Grigorik http://www.igvita.com/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-32792 Ilya Grigorik Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:27:19 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-32792 Alistair, that's an interesting idea. As of today, the roadmap for Ruby.NET does include this feature at some point in the future. Of course, only time will tell if we will actually ever see it, and if we do, how useful it will be. Alistair, that’s an interesting idea. As of today, the roadmap for Ruby.NET does include this feature at some point in the future. Of course, only time will tell if we will actually ever see it, and if we do, how useful it will be.

]]> By: Alistair http://www.igvita.com/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-32403 Alistair Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:50:29 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-32403 I'd be more inclined to look at Ruby.NET as a likely candidate for serious performance improvements. Imagine if you could pick up a particularly slow section of a Ruby application, pass it off into the .NET CLR for execution. Assuming the interop between Ruby and the CLR was fast, you'd have no more performance problems. I’d be more inclined to look at Ruby.NET as a likely candidate for serious performance improvements. Imagine if you could pick up a particularly slow section of a Ruby application, pass it off into the .NET CLR for execution. Assuming the interop between Ruby and the CLR was fast, you’d have no more performance problems.

]]> By: Ilya Grigorik http://www.igvita.com/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-31339 Ilya Grigorik Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:52:59 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-31339 Jeff and Andy, I completely agree with you. I'd love to see this project go all the way. There is even talk of allowing reverse capabilities.. using .NET resources in Ruby! Any way I look at it, Ruby + .NET is a great mix. Though I don't think we will see Rails running in .NET anytime soon! Jeff and Andy, I completely agree with you. I’d love to see this project go all the way. There is even talk of allowing reverse capabilities.. using .NET resources in Ruby!

Any way I look at it, Ruby + .NET is a great mix. Though I don’t think we will see Rails running in .NET anytime soon!

]]> By: Andy Kant http://www.igvita.com/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-31129 Andy Kant Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:59:50 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-31129 Thanks for posting this as I have been watching the (Microsoft supported) Ruby.NET project for a while now. I can't wait to mix the power and elegance of C# with the data manipulation abilities of Ruby (not yet implemented). C# and .NET are already so powerful, this just makes it all the more sweeter. If Rails would work with Ruby.NET I think my brain would explode. Thanks for posting this as I have been watching the (Microsoft supported) Ruby.NET project for a while now.

I can’t wait to mix the power and elegance of C# with the data manipulation abilities of Ruby (not yet implemented). C# and .NET are already so powerful, this just makes it all the more sweeter. If Rails would work with Ruby.NET I think my brain would explode.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.igvita.com/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-31123 Jeff Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:44:33 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2007/04/05/net-the-ruby-way/#comment-31123 I've been hoping that the Ruby.NET project would be successful. Sounds promising so far. I’ve been hoping that the Ruby.NET project would be successful. Sounds promising so far.

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