Gosu in itself doesn't prov= ide the executable packaging. Gosu is the 2D game library.=A0

In terms of p= ackaging, you want to look here:=A0https://www.ruby-toolbox.com/categorie= s/packaging_to_executables

There are a couple options if you want the final output to be a self conta= ined .exe. And yes, it's a pretty awesome experience when you have a fi= nal product that you can run with a single executable =3DD

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Colby Callahan <colby.callahan@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you Ricky. =A0Pacman seems like a f= un project. =A0It sounds like Gosu allows me to work with just Ruby and a f= ew gems. =A0It also allows me to create an executable file once my program = is complete. It is my understanding in that case the user who runs the exec= utable would not need to have ruby or anything else in particular installed= on their machine in order to run.

Do I understand correctly?

Colby

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Ricky Ng <dummey@gmail.com>= wrote:

Environment setup wise, running a Linux V= M makes life a lot more enjoyable.=A0

Project wise, I've done a lot of meandering this past ye= ar, hopefully some of these will sound fun to you:=A0

1. Pacman with Gosu Library
2. Bullet Hell Game with Gosu Li= brary (which was largely a Box2D collision project)
3. Reddit Cra= wler/Bot=A0
4. IRC Client/Bot - Hooks into SVN and will post mess= ages when regressions are broken.

5. PunchCard/Hour Logging system with Sinatra
6. Static Webs= ite Generator=A0

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Markus Schirp <mbj= @seonic.net> wrote:

A good idea is to switch to a Unix OS first if you plan to= get hired ;)

On Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 04:15:13AM +0900, Colby Callahan wrote:
> I have started learning Ruby this past week and have down the basics o= f
> loops, filters, strings, arrays, hashes, functions, etc.
>
> Since I have no professional experience with the language, I figured I=
> would complete a few projects on my own and see if I can get hired
> somewhere.
>
> What kinds of small projects might a beginning Ruby programmer take on= that
> would demonstrate enough skill to get hired? =A0Is Ruby code enough or= would
> it have to be an actual Rails app?
>
> p.s. =A0I have no idea how to deploy a rails application - environment= seems
> impossible to set up - yes I have followed more than 5 tutorials exact= ly.
> =A0Prob doesn't help I'm on a Windows 64 bit machine as it see= ms certain dll
> files and other things get messed up easily.
>
> Colby

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