From: Anders Bengtsson <ndrsbngtssn@...>
Date: 2002-10-05T04:03:22+09:00
Subject: Re: CRuby (Was: R)

dblack@candle.superlink.net wrote:
> > An interesting corner case is when you write a script in a language that
> > is clearly Ruby, but uses Java APIs not available in "ruby".
> 
> That's where I get caught in the philosophical question: without a
> formal language definition, how can a program be said to be written in
> Ruby, if it doesn't run under ruby?

How would you create a formal definition for something that doesn't have
a name? ;-)

The closest thing we have now to a formal definition may be Rubicon, but
it isn't exactly suited for use a definition.

/Anders

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