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Compiling Ruby to machine language

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287 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 17 Nov 25 20:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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jlarocco ◴[17 Nov 25 22:05 UTC] No.45958907[source]▶
IIRC MacRuby used to compile to native code on OSX using LLVM, and was supposed to support native OSX APIs and Objective-C frameworks. It always seemed like a neat idea, and a slick integration, but I guess Apple moved to Swift instead.

I'll have to pick up a copy of this "Ruby Under a Microscope" book when the new version comes out. I've always liked Ruby, I just haven't had much chance to use it.

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hk1337 ◴[18 Nov 25 00:33 UTC] No.45960079[source]▶
AFAIK, you can still use Objective-C and create apps for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS? The APIs previously used may not be available anymore.
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1. jb1991 ◴[18 Nov 25 05:12 UTC] No.45961629[source]▶
I think you misunderstood the comment. They were referring to Ruby and accessing the APIs.