From: ruby talk <rubytalk@...>
Date: 2004-11-06T23:33:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Mobile Ruby

google rubyscript2exe i have been using it and its a wonderful little
file. Only a few draw backs, does not handle graphics sometimes, and
the program must exit.
I hear there is a tar version for linux
Becker


On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 15:43:41 +0900, Brian Yamabe <brian.yamabe@gmail.com> wrote:
> These are interesting suggestions, but miss the point.  VNC and SSH
> need to be installed because not all machines are going to have 'em.
> A USB Key or CD works, but requires that they be synched.  I
> understand that a strong security model would need to be in place, and
> that is something the environment would provide.
> 
> Here's an example of what I want to do.  I'm at my brother-in-laws who
> just bought one of Bill Gates' silly $100 internet machine and a cable
> modem.  He starts messing with his Media Center 2005 PC and leaves me
> with the brain dead browser box.  Shoot, I need to get some work done,
> so I log into my "mobile development" system via https.  My project is
> an e-commerce site built with Ruby.  From this system I can run tests,
> edit code, build, and deploy the entire
> project.  No VNC, no SSH, no USB keys or CDs.  If I could work this
> way, I wouldn't need to lug a laptop between work and home.  I could
> do development anywhere I find a browser.  Even my mobile phone.
> 
> David Ross <dross@code-exec.net> wrote in message news:<418BC284.3060902@code-exec.net>...
> 
> 
> > Luca Pireddu wrote:
> >
> > >David Ross wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Brian Yamabe wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>First, I'm not talking about Ruby on mobile devices.  I'm talking
> > >>>about being able to program in Ruby from anywhere.  As a developer
> > >>>I've always been resigned to the fact that I'd be tied to a specific
> > >>>machine (laptop or desktop).  I couldn't just go off and borrow
> > >>>someone elses computer to do some development without installing
> > >>>runtimes, ide's, editors, libraries, etc.  Then this morning I
> > >>>thought, why not?  Isn't a wiki just a brain-dead remote source code
> > >>>repository.  Why not execute that repository?  Obviously there need to
> > >>>be some configuration layers added and an editor tailored to
> > >>>programming, but the basic concept isn't a huge leap.
> > >>>
> > >>>I'm not the brightest bulb in the draw, so I figure someone must have
> > >>>thought of this before.  Has anyone implemented it?  Ruby seems like
> > >>>an ideal candidate for doing this kind of work.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>hmmm. Does emacs/or vim over ssh not effective in what you want? Its how
> > >>I do most developing for side jobs. A wiki which executes code can be
> > >>dangerous unless its some type of auth system with _really_ trusted
> > >>developers. Maybe this is what you are asking, correct me if I'm wrong.
> > >>
> > >>David Ross
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Alternatively, if you like GUI's and don't want to require an X installation
> > >you can try VNC or FreeNX.
> > >
> > >Luca
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Every once and a while I try to use VNC for programming, it only works
> > whie I use the WideStudio GUI creator. While typing my code it can be
> > really slow and it gets annoying. Bandwidth is not rich where I'm
> > located at for the reason of commercialized/overpriced bandwidth. Its a
> > good recommendation for people who have massive ammounts of bandwidth or
> > a frame from building to building.
> >
> > David Ross
> 
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