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- Ruby
- Topics
- JRuby
Ola Bini discusses JRuby, an implementation of Ruby written in Java that runs on the JVM. Amongst other things, Ola talks about his appreciation for the Ruby community, and describes his view of the differences with the Java community. He also briefly discusses his vision on the future of Ruby, particularly the potential of merging some of the more powerful features found in Lisp.
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By Ola Bini
on Mar 04, 2008,

- Architecture,
- Ruby
- Topics
- Language,
- Dynamic Languages,
- Programming
In this interview, John McCarthy presents his latest programming language ideas; Elephant 2000. He describes elephant memory, references to the past and to the future and how speach acts can be used in programming. He also presents his view on Lisp's influences on Ruby and his view of the history and current state of the computer industry.
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By John McCarthy
on Feb 14, 2008,
News about LISP
- Ruby
- Topics
- Code Analysis,
- Domain Specific Languages,
- Language
Whether it's LISP macros or LINQ's expression trees - access to the AST of code is a powerful tool. We look at how ParseTree allows this
in Ruby - and how it's being used in libraries like Ambition, Sequel and the web framework Merb.
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By Werner Schuster
on Feb 14, 2008,
- .NET
- Topics
- Language,
- Programming
Dynamic Languages are all the rage over the last year. Thanks to Llewellyn Pritchard two classics, Lisp and Scheme, are receiving the attention they deserve to run on the .NET runtime.
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By James Vastbinder
on Jan 25, 2008,
- .NET
- Topics
- Interop
Continuing our coverage of Lisp, we present some of the efforts underway to port the venerable language to the .NET runtime. Variants we look at include IronLisp, LispSharp, and Common Larceny.
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By Jonathan Allen
on Oct 26, 2007,
- .NET
- Topics
- Interop
A long standing complaint about Lisp is the lack of high quality libraries. While the truth of this is disputed, there is certainly value in having access to the wide array of libraries found in the .Net platform.
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By Jonathan Allen
on Aug 22, 2007,
- Agile,
- Ruby
- Topics
- Agile Techniques
Ruby creator Yukihiro Matsumoto recently starred in the first of six short videos exploring the relationship between Ruby and Agile methodologies. Matz features along with Kenji Hiranabe and Shintaro Kakutani. Kenji is a self confessed ‘Agile agitator’ and Japanese translator of multiple XP/Agile books. Shintaro is a strong Ruby proponent.
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By Sam Aaron
on Jun 12, 2007,
- Ruby
- Topics
- Domain Specific Languages
Software-Engineering Radio, the "Podcast for Professional Software Developers" has published their exclusive interview of InfoQ's own Ruby editor Obie Fernandez about Domain Specific Languages (DSLs) and how Ruby facilitates writing internal DSLs.
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By Werner Schuster
on Apr 11, 2007,