From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2006-04-25T01:41:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Squeak-like Ruby env

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On 4/24/06, David Pollak <pollak@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> How about looking at OS X's Interface Builder.  It comes out of the
> SmallTalk world and is totally amazing.  A Ruby implementation would be
> totally killer and perhaps allow Ruby to be a desktop app authoring
> language
> as well as a web-app authoring language and avoiding one of Java's
> mis-steps.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David


Is it this one (http://developer.apple.com/tools/interfacebuilder.html) you
are referring to?
Would there not be licence issues?

Robert

On 4/24/06, Robert Dober <robert.dober@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 4/24/06, Robert Feldt <robert.feldt@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 4/24/06, Ryan Leavengood <leavengood@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 4/24/06, Robert Feldt <robert.feldt@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Comments? Good? Bad? Worth the effort? What about moving FreeRIDE
> > onto
> > > > > 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 wha=
t
> > > > 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 thi=
s
> > > 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
> > ruby
> > definetly would profit a lot of such a project.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Robert
> > --
> > Deux choses sont infinies : l'univers et la b=EAtise humaine ; en ce qu=
i
> > concerne l'univers, je n'en ai pas acquis la certitude absolue.
> >
> > - Albert Einstein
> >
> >
>
>


--
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

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