From: Francis Joanis <francis.joanis@...>
Date: 2007-02-15T00:34:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Where do you use Ruby?

Hi gang,

Back on the original question, I primarily use Ruby as a platform to
develop tools like parsers and data translators, whenever I need them.
I've been using Perl and sometimes Python for these tasks, but I think
Ruby really shines in the "time required to materialize idea" area.
The more I use it, the more I "think" in Ruby when developing my tools
and the less time I need to make them work.

I also think that Ruby is a wonderful language for a scriptable test
system. I've been asking myself in the past "How could I make that
[c++] test app scriptable? How could I embed a scripting language into
it?". It turned out pretty much every time that the easiest/more
flexible solution was to extend Ruby with my own c++ test extension so
that my test lib is now scriptable with all the power of Ruby.

And talking about Ruby editors, I mostly use Vim (both on
Windows/Linux/MacOS), but then... I'm pretty much a Vim-head anyway :)

Cheers,
Francis Joanis