From: Mike Campbell <michael_s_campbell@...>
Date: 2002-12-14T12:40:59+09:00
Subject: Re: JRuby

> I think compiling into java source code is very useful, simply for
> political reason. If I can convert Ruby code into Java source, I can
> easily impress my boss about the speed that I can program in Java. It is
> so significant that I think it will make Ruby easily acceptable for
> business usage. While Ruby is more mature (for example, Rite?) no body
> need to convert Ruby into Java again.
>
> What do you think?


I think if your boss saw the java code that *ANY* 'cross language' converter
spit out, he'd forbid you from ever using it.

It's one thing to be able to turn ruby into java, it's another thing entirely
from being able to maintain that java code later.  And if you can't ever
maintain it, you have to go to the source, which is ruby.  From his point of
view, that's no different than not having this java intermediary to begin with.