From: Alan Moore <alan_moore@...>
Date: 2001-10-03T21:06:25+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:21993] Re: Let's work on Windows support

What about Parrot?  (http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2001/09/18/parrot.html)
Given that it was intended from the start to run both Perl and Python, 
it should be flexible enough to accomodate Ruby's class structure--
especially if some Ruby people jump in and help develop it now, while 
it's in early stages.

Obviously, this is long-term; in the short run, we still need to 
settle on an official compilation platform, but that will be easier 
to do if we know that a real solution is in the works.


Benoit Cerrina wrote:
>PS:
>still looking into jRuby but I also still have a day job and can't spend 
>as much time as I want on it

I don't think JRuby is relevant to this thread.  I don't see how it could 
ever be fast enough, for one thing.  I'm contributing to it, but I see it 
mainly as a macro language for use in Java applications--and, incidentally, 
a way for more people to discover Ruby. ;-)

--Alan