Thank you. I will definitely look into Objective -C and RubyMotion metaprogramming and reflection abilities. David
On May 19, 2013, at 5:18 PM, Colin Thomas Arnold Gray 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 _______________________________________________ MacRuby-devel mailing list MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macruby-devel
