From: James Britt <james.britt@...>
Date: 2008-06-03T10:10:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby or Perl?

joseph collins wrote:
> I wonder if I should stop using perl and start using Ruby. I need inputfrom the Ruby programmers:

1-Can ruby programs create Guis much like C# and VB.NET?

Yes.  I suggest using JRuby + Monkeybars for maximum power + most ease 
of use.

But there's also Fx, Tk, a few other options.


2-Can ruby programs be turned into .exe files if needed?

Um, depends on what you mean.

There is rubyscript2exe that bundles up your code +  a Ruby interpreter 
in a self-executing file, and using JRuby + the rawr lib you can easily 
create distributable executable files for distribution, but these are 
not actually turning Ruby code into native code.

3-Does Ruby support regexp like Perl does?

Yes, though not exactly as Perl does.  Some small syntax variance.

4-If Ruby as good as perl is when processing text?

I think so.  Don't see why not, but I haven't used perl in 4 years.


5-Does ruby have anything like associative arrays?


yes.  We call them hashes.

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James Britt

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