From: Jamis Buck <jgb3@...>
Date: 2004-07-19T13:32:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Which compiled language is closest to Ruby?

Gully Foyle wrote:
> I am currently using C++ as my compiled language but fell in love with 
> Ruby recently :)
> 
> Which compiled language is the closest to ruby?  Are there any that are 
> object-oriented and have support for blocks/closures?

Well, there's Groovy. It depends on what you mean by "compiled". Groovy 
compiles to JVM bytecode, but perhaps you meant a language that compiles 
to your machine's bytecode?

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