From: Robert Dober Date: 2006-04-25T01:08:09+09:00 Subject: Re: Squeak-like Ruby env ------=_Part_20910_25296774.1145894863614 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 4/24/06, Robert Feldt wrote: > > On 4/24/06, Ryan Leavengood wrote: > > On 4/24/06, Robert Feldt wrote: > > > > > > Comments? Good? Bad? Worth the effort? What about moving FreeRIDE ont= o > > > something like Inertia? Much more freedom in what can be > > > visualized/done since there is no GUI framework restricting us... > > > > I've had thoughts that SDL could be used for a "native" Ruby GUI, and > > this just proves that it is entirely possible, if not a good idea. > > Certainly within the context of a self-contained "Squeak-like" > > programming environment, it makes sense. Adding OpenGL into the mix > > just sweetens the pot. > > > > It would be nice if we could build off of Mike's work on Intertia, but > > if that isn't possible, we at least have his work as a > > proof-of-concept, and 1500 lines of Ruby code isn't too bad for what > > Inertia can do. > > > > Much like Guido's plea in the Python community, we probably just need > > someone to spearhead this effort. Has anyone contacted Mike about > > this? Mike are you listening? > > > I'm not the guy to lead this since I have my hands full but I have a > pre-release of Inertia (now circa 2500 lines including an editor and > quite a few widgets) so I definetely think Mike intend to release this > publically at some point. So planning now is a good idea, imho. > > Regards, > > Robert > > Just another reply of full encouragement, looks great and promising and rub= y definetly would profit a lot of such a project. Cheers Robert -- Deux choses sont infinies : l'univers et la b=EAtise humaine ; en ce qui concerne l'univers, je n'en ai pas acquis la certitude absolue. - Albert Einstein ------=_Part_20910_25296774.1145894863614--