XRuby

Infobox Software
name = XRuby



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latest release version = 0.3.3
latest release date = release date|2008|03|24
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operating_system = Cross-platform
platform = Java Virtual Machine
genre = Ruby programming language interpreter
license = GNU General Public License v2
website = http://xruby.com

XRuby was the first Ruby to Java static compiler which compiles Ruby source code (.rb) to Java bytecode (.class). It is notable because it contains a complete ANTLR grammar for Ruby 1.8 source code.

See also

* Ruby
* Duck typing
* Comparison of programming languages
* Watir
* JRuby
* IronRuby
* Rubinius
* Ruby on Rails

External links

* [http://xruby.com/default.aspx XRuby language home page]
* [http://code.google.com/p/xruby/ Google code for XRuby Project]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/xruby-devel XRuby Project Group]
* [http://xruby.com/Documents/XRuby_Overview.ppt XRuby Enjoy Ruby on JVM]
* [http://www.infoq.com/news/2007/04/xruby-another-ruby-on-jvm XRuby: Another Approach to Ruby on the JVM]