# Ruby

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## [Crabgrass web application](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/crabgrass-web-application/152285)

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**Author:** [@Khaled\_mahmud\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Khaled_mahmud_K)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 8:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/crabgrass-web-application/152285 "2008-11-01T08:13:04Z")

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Hi ! Can anyone help me in CrabGrass application development. How to start, if I want to develop a social network web application with Crabgrass? Thanks in advance Roni

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## [Hi i am new](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-i-am-new/152282)

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**Author:** [@symonds](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/symonds)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 7:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-i-am-new/152282 "2008-11-01T07:05:19Z")

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Hi am new comer to this site. I am very happy to join this forum. I gathered lot of information from this site. I enjoyed when i read those posts in this forum. Real Estate

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## [Problem with Mechanize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-mechanize/149963)

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**Author:** [@zico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zico)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-mechanize/149963 "2008-11-01T02:54:44Z")

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Hi, I want to use Mechanize to login a sns site.Here is my test code. require ‘rubygems’ require ‘mechanize’ class Kaixin def initialize(auth, verbose = false) @auth = auth @verbose = verbose @agent = WWW::Mechan…

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## [Re: Straight Java/JDBC versus JRuby on Rails on JBoss Perf. Evaluation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-straight-java-jdbc-versus-jruby-on-rails-on-jboss-perf-evaluation/152270)

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**Author:** [@igouy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/igouy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-straight-java-jdbc-versus-jruby-on-rails-on-jboss-perf-evaluation/152270 "2008-11-01T02:33:56Z")

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John W. wrote: -snip- http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ … So Java is consistently 15x faster than JRuby. Didn’t it seem strange that so many of the white bars should be exactly 15x? As you can see from the tabl…

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## [Small, simple Ruby applications and sample code?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/small-simple-ruby-applications-and-sample-code/149366)

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**Author:** [@doubleminus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/doubleminus)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/small-simple-ruby-applications-and-sample-code/149366 "2008-11-01T01:02:11Z")

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Hi all, Is there a collection (the bigger the better) of small, simply ruby apps along with sample code? I’m trying to learn the language and feel like seeing a lot of really basic programs and how they were created …

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## [Braid 0.5 - vendor branch management tool](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/braid-0-5-vendor-branch-management-tool/152061)

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**Author:** [@Cristi\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Cristi_B)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/braid-0-5-vendor-branch-management-tool/152061 "2008-11-01T00:29:27Z")

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= Braid Braid is a simple tool to help track git and svn vendor branches in a git repository. This is a major release that brings two main features (no more braid/ track branch and better merging support) and lots of…

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## [Ruby Mastermind Game](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mastermind-game/152173)

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**Author:** [@stevej](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stevej)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mastermind-game/152173 "2008-10-31T23:48:27Z")

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Hi all, Im really stuck with a project. I need to create a mastermind program using ruby. The details are in the following link; http://cs105.updatelog.org/2008/10/09/lab-8-branches-and-loops-part-ii/#more-298 It is …

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## [WEBrick detect http client disconnect](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webrick-detect-http-client-disconnect/152253)

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**Author:** [@topgun300](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/topgun300)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webrick-detect-http-client-disconnect/152253 "2008-10-31T23:06:21Z")

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Hello all: I’m working on a REST-like web service using WEBrick servlets (HTTPServer and AbstractServet). Does anybody know how the HTTPServer could detect when a client closes their http session with the server. I …

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## [Removing mixin methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/removing-mixin-methods/152255)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/removing-mixin-methods/152255 "2008-10-31T21:39:44Z")

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hi - trying to debug some metaprogramming, i just want to find the methods of an object, and remove all methods created by mixins from other modules. its easy enough to remove the superclass/inheritance chain, mm = …

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## [What do you want to see for my Prawn (Ruby Mendicant) talk at RubyConf?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-see-for-my-prawn-ruby-mendicant-talk-at-rubyconf/152234)

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**Author:** [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-see-for-my-prawn-ruby-mendicant-talk-at-rubyconf/152234 "2008-10-31T19:53:33Z")

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Hey, In the spirit of Ruby Manor\[0\], I’m asking for feedback on what people would like to see in my RubyConf talk\[1\], which will be on Saturday November 8th, just after lunch (1:15). I’ve got some things I definitely…

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## [Exception getting truncated (at terminal width)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-getting-truncated-at-terminal-width/152197)

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**Author:** [@sentinel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sentinel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-getting-truncated-at-terminal-width/152197 "2008-10-31T19:51:47Z")

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Of late I am not getting the full exception on the screen. Perhaps this is happening after I reorganized my project using ‘hoe’. The line is getting truncated at end of screen, rather than being wrapped. e.g. /Users/…

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## [Netbeans 6.1 IDE - new install - ruby error? jruby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-6-1-ide-new-install-ruby-error-jruby/152235)

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**Author:** [@zakifataya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zakifataya)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-6-1-ide-new-install-ruby-error-jruby/152235 "2008-10-31T19:39:24Z")

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Hello - I am trying a new ruby IDE (Im very new to ruby, I was using Eclipse with a ruby addon). I downloaded the Netbeans with Ruby install package. Got it up and running, and when I try to execute/run a demo .rb …

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## [ActiveRecord :conditions with .attributes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-conditions-with-attributes/152244)

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**Author:** [@dkmd\_nielsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dkmd_nielsen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-conditions-with-attributes/152244 "2008-10-31T19:25:24Z")

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Thanks for any help and suggestions. I’m having troubles with the following not working. It generates a “miss value for :OCRACR in OCRACR = :OCRACR…” error. slct = "OCRACR = :OCRACR and MSG = :MSG and KEYCODE = :KEY…

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## [Anise v0.2.1 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anise-v0-2-1-released/152246)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anise-v0-2-1-released/152246 "2008-10-31T19:11:56Z")

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= Anise http://anise.rubyforge.org == INTRODUCTION Anise is an Annotations Systems for the Ruby programming language. Unlike most other annotations systems it is not a comment-based system, or a “macro” system that …

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## [Array comparison](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/array-comparison/152090)

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**Author:** [@cpeterson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cpeterson)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/array-comparison/152090 "2008-10-31T18:25:02Z")

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I can easily write a program to compare the contents of arrays, of course. Ruby’s great that way. In a matter of a minute or so, I could write a program that compares small numbers of items in a list with small num…

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## [Bowling Scores (#181)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bowling-scores-181/152242)

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**Author:** [@mansfiem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mansfiem)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bowling-scores-181/152242 "2008-10-31T18:02:44Z")

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Calculating bowling scores seems to be trivial, at least until you start dealing with the exceptions. Strikes and spares can’t be scored until at least one ball from the next frame is thrown, and of course the next fr…

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## [Help on nonblocking read & write with popen4](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-on-nonblocking-read-write-with-popen4/152238)

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**Author:** [@masgad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masgad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-on-nonblocking-read-write-with-popen4/152238 "2008-10-31T16:59:45Z")

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Hi all, Any hint on using popen4 for alternate reading and writing to a pipe? Especially, how to avoid blocking on reading from stdout,stderr. An example will be much appreciated. Thanx in advance, Masgad

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## [Re: Straight Java/JDBC versus JRuby on Rails on JBoss Perf. Evaluation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-straight-java-jdbc-versus-jruby-on-rails-on-jboss-perf-evaluation/152230)

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**Author:** [@princenamor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/princenamor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-straight-java-jdbc-versus-jruby-on-rails-on-jboss-perf-evaluation/152230 "2008-10-31T16:39:54Z")

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I agee completely here. I should note that I introduced jruby to my company and we still as of now plan to use it. I also went through and moderated some of the statements about relative performance using “many” in…

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## [RubyGems 1.3.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-1-3-1/152077)

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**Author:** [@miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miracleofmagick)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-1-3-1/152077 "2008-10-31T15:46:30Z")

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= Announce: RubyGems Release 1.3.1 NOTE: RubyGems 1.1 and 1.2 have problems upgrading when there is no rubygems-update installed. You will need to follow the second set of update instructions if you see “Nothing to…

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## [Ruby 1.9.1 preview1 is out](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-1-preview1-is-out/151941)

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**Author:** [@Yugui\_SYuki\_S.S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yugui_SYuki_S.S)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-1-preview1-is-out/151941 "2008-10-31T15:19:17Z")

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Hi all, I released Ruby 1.9.1-preview 1. You can download it from the following locations. This is a preview release of Ruby 1.9.1, which will be the first stable version of Ruby 1.9 series. Try it early and have a e…

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## [Straight Java/JDBC versus JRuby on Rails on JBoss Perf. Evaluation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/straight-java-jdbc-versus-jruby-on-rails-on-jboss-perf-evaluation/152201)

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**Author:** [@princenamor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/princenamor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/straight-java-jdbc-versus-jruby-on-rails-on-jboss-perf-evaluation/152201 "2008-10-31T14:51:56Z")

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Hi All, I owe my rather large company a performance evaluation of JRuby on Rails versus a straightforward JDBC approach that we used on another project. Please comment on my redacted report which I attach here in medi…

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## [Nokogiri 1.0.0 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nokogiri-1-0-0-released/152194)

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**Author:** [@aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aaronpowell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nokogiri-1-0-0-released/152194 "2008-10-31T14:42:30Z")

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nokogiri version 1.0.0 has been released! http://nokogiri.rubyforge.org/ http://github.com/tenderlove/nokogiri/wikis http://github.com/tenderlove/nokogiri/tree/master Nokogiri (é‹¸) is an HTML, XML, SAX, and Reader pa…

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## [I don't appear to have ccrypt in my Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-dont-appear-to-have-ccrypt-in-my-ruby/152195)

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**Author:** [@Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_C)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-dont-appear-to-have-ccrypt-in-my-ruby/152195 "2008-10-31T12:18:08Z")

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Ruby is getting that or at least something that good for encryption, isn’t it? crypt is pretty much useless for any responsible attempts at security. xc

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## [Loops and Iterators Difference](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loops-and-iterators-difference/152172)

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**Author:** [@sohdubom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sohdubom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loops-and-iterators-difference/152172 "2008-10-31T11:32:32Z")

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Hi. The way I understand, both loops and iterators are, ‘loops’, but the sutil difference is that a loop is used to just loop several times and an iterators loops several times and also access some attribute of the el…

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## [(no subject)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-subject/152213)

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**Author:** [@Mazher\_Hussain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mazher_Hussain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 11:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-subject/152213 "2008-10-31T11:14:19Z")

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## [IronRuby for GIMP](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-for-gimp/151896)

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**Author:** [@maurits](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maurits)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-for-gimp/151896 "2008-10-31T07:50:15Z")

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I’m completely new at IronRuby and I try to use it for writing GIMP plug-ins, using my GIMP# library (Gimp# download | SourceForge.net). I have hacked up the following code: require “…/…/lib/gimp-sharp” require “msc…

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## [Selecting text in scrubyt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selecting-text-in-scrubyt/152199)

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**Author:** [@vinayhk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vinayhk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selecting-text-in-scrubyt/152199 "2008-10-31T07:47:53Z")

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hi, i am using scrubyt, and below is my code to scap google. Scrubyt.logger = Scrubyt::Logger.new google\_data = Scrubyt::Extractor.define do #Perform the action(s) fetch ‘http://www.google.com/’ fill\_textfield ‘q’…

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## [Which is right place to submit bugs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-is-right-place-to-submit-bugs/152087)

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**Author:** [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-is-right-place-to-submit-bugs/152087 "2008-10-31T06:11:27Z")

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What is the relationship between http://rubyforge.org/tracker/index.php?group\_id=426&atid=1698 and Thanks! -=R

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## [Another Interop Question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/another-interop-question/152129)

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**Author:** [@diabolist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/diabolist)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/another-interop-question/152129 "2008-10-31T03:19:24Z")

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From C#, is it possible to new up an instance of an IronRuby class and then invoke a method on it? I.e: var ruby = new StringBuilder(); ruby.AppendLine(“class MyClass”); ruby.AppendLine(" def render"); ruby.Appe…

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## [Automatic code conversion from Ruby to C?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/automatic-code-conversion-from-ruby-to-c/151913)

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**Author:** [@Axel\_E](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Axel_E)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/automatic-code-conversion-from-ruby-to-c/151913 "2008-10-31T02:50:07Z")

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Dear all, I am looking for a (semi-)automatic conversion of a Ruby script to C or C++, so that readable source code for a human C/C++ programmer is produced. The program should read in text from a file as a string, s…

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