From: Ilias Lazaridis Date: 2005-02-15T04:09:54+09:00 Subject: Re: [EVALUATION] - E01: The Java Failure - May Ruby Helps? Austin Ziegler wrote: > On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:49:18 +0900, Luke Graham wrote: > >>Some of it is possible. I have created persistent Ruby objects, for >>example. Persistent code is possible with some hacking, Ive done >>something that at least looks like persistent Ruby code from a >>distance, if you squint ;) Databases work. I use Ruby to generate C >>code, so you can make generators with it. Its open-source. It can be >>used remotely, there are packages around to send code across networks. >>You can get stuck into a reasonable amount of metadata for a language >>that isnt written in itself. Anything else you really want to know? > > For everything except persistent code (e.g., persistent object state), > you can use any number of options. Can you name me a few, which would fulfill my stated requirements? [like OOAD, scalability etc.] > However, for persistent object code > (that is, saving the code behind a method), I think that the new work > by Ryan Davis and Eric Hodel — especially the new AST to Ruby > generator that was featured on RedHanded is probably a very good idea. > I wouldn't be surprised if you could get the AST, store that, and then > use the generator to restore and then #eval the resulting code later. This sounds _very_ intresting to me, but I have to limit my evaluation based on the current needs http://lazaridis.com/case/stack/index.html Simply stated: how can I create objects. how can I make them persistent. how can I create a generic GUI how can I create a generic Web GUI how can I update the object model .... .. -- http://lazaridis.com