From: Jamey Cribbs <jcribbs@...>
Date: 2006-09-06T05:07:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Cross-platform standalone Ruby apps ?

Pieter Kubben wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new here, experience with PHP and looking for a similar language 
> that permits to do cross-platform programming of database driven apps, 
> so that they run on Mac OS X, Linux and Windows from one codebase with 
> some recompiling.
>
> Preferably relatively easy to distribute.
>
> Could Ruby work for this? And what would be the best database to go for?
>   
Sure.  I am assuming you are talking about *gui* database apps.  If so, 
I can recommend both FXRuby (although, last time I checked its OS X 
support was lacking) and RubyGtk2.  Both have worked well for me in the 
past.

There is also WxRuby and QtRuby, but I don't have any experience with 
either.

Whichever you choose, be sure to use RubyScript2Exe to package 
everything up into one easy to distribute executable.

As far as database management systems, you would need to give more info 
on your requirements before that could be answered.  Ruby plays well 
with most every dbms.

HTH,

Jamey Cribbs