From: Florian Gross <flgr@...>
Date: 2005-01-01T07:21:41+09:00
Subject: Re: wrapping Ruby around OLD code

gw wrote:

> Here is my question: Embedding our OLD code into Ruby is how big a chore? A lot of this code dates 
> from the late 1980's and is in NO WAY object oriented. Python seems like it might let me get away 
> with embedding old code without make major complaints. Have any of you attempted to incorporate 
> procedural code (tied together with global variables) into Ruby? I would understand if 
> knowledgeable programmers plead with me to not sully Ruby's name by attempting this Frankenstein. 
> However, I want the power of new life for our "specialty verbs" that a modern, supported 
> "scripting" language would provide.

I think that's well possible, but can not say for sure -- could you post 
some sample code? Oh, and are you planning to port the old code manually 
to Ruby? It might be possible to automate that step.