Simple question tho: how well is Rubymotion running RubySpecs? On May 19, 2013 4:18 PM, "Colin Thomas Arnold Gray" <coli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just because RubyMotion is compiled doesn't mean it can't have > metaprogramming and reflection abilities. These features are not orthogonal > to each other. It is true that most compiled languages DON'T have these > features, but objective-c definitely DOES. > > For some light reading, check out (if you're curious) the Objective-C > runtime functions. It's easy to see how RubyMotion can take advantages of > that system. > > On the topic of "if it doesn't implement feature ‘X’ then its not Ruby": > There is not just one implementation of Ruby. The standard library and > syntax are defined by the MRI implementation, but JRuby, IronRuby, Maglev > and Rubinius all introduce different takes (and then there's mruby, but > it's not fair to compare that one). > > There is an oft-quoted Ruby-ism that applies here: "If it looks like Ruby, > and walks like Ruby, it's Ruby" ;-) > > #colinta > > _______________________________________________ > MacRuby-devel mailing list > MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org > https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macruby-devel >
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