From: web2ed@... (Edward Wilson)
Date: 2002-09-19T08:38:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Why are parser tools rarely used in ruby?(Rockit)

> The Rockit version I've been working on (0.4) uses a new model with
> better performance characteristics. It is designed to have both a Ruby and
> C backend if you really need the speed.

Am I reading this 'rite'?  Rocket has a C backend, meaning that one
could compile their Ruby to C as in a `C binary image' that could then
be linked against stdlib...etc?

//ed