From: Rich Kilmer <rich@...>
Date: 2001-10-03T11:47:48+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:21976] Re: Let's work on Windows support



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Hicks [mailto:bobhicks@nospam.adelphia.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 10:32 PM
> To: ruby-talk ML; undisclosed-recipients:
> Subject: [ruby-talk:21974] Re: Let's work on Windows support
> 

> > 
> > Yes...It will be part of a service pack
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
>  From the looks of things though that will not be until early next year. 
> Are we supposed to wait? I think not. I do not think that .NET is the 

I agree... .NET is not the way to go.

> way to go for Ruby. If Ruby gets sufficient limelight maybe ActiveState 
> will create the .NET version as it is doing with Perl and Python.

I posed this question to them today...they are interested.  They need to understand how they can make revenue from it (they are a company after all ;-)

> 
> The question still remains (for the immediate future):
> 
> VC++ or Cygwin or MinGW

I think that MinGW is very cool...it is actively developed, and will let many .c extensions port between Linux and Windows easier than VC++.

> 
> We need to focus on one of these for Windows and .NET can go into 
> discussion for a future direction.

I think the only technologies from .NET that Ruby should be utilizing is Web Services (SOAP/WSDL/UDDI).  SOAP4R is already working well.  Just need to add on the additional layers.  That way Ruby can work with .NET services (without running on the CLR).

-Rich