# An alternative for VB using Ruby **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 10, 2007, 6:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-alternative-for-vb-using-ruby/108976 "2007-07-10T06:51:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-alternative-for-vb-using-ruby/108976/1 "2007-07-10T06:51:50Z")
I want to know if theres an alternative to [VB.net](http://VB.net) using ruby… I mean in terms of dragging and dropping to build applications directly… so that building apps would be faster in ruby than it already is. Might seem like a silly question but i do not know any better ---
**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 8:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-alternative-for-vb-using-ruby/108976/2 "2007-07-10T08:37:22Z")
Thilankka M. wrote: > I want to know if theres an alternative to [VB.net](http://VB.net) using ruby… I mean in > terms of dragging and dropping to build applications directly… so that > building apps would be faster in ruby than it already is. > Might seem like a silly question but i do not know any better There is the Glade GUI builder, which has a Ruby binding. Here is a sample video of how you can use it to rapidly develop GUI applications in Ruby: [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?RubyZilla](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?RubyZilla) For this you need to install the GTK toolkit (which you have already if you are running Gnome) and the Ruby-Gnome2 bindings to GTK. [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?Install+Guide](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?Install+Guide) best, Dan ---
**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-alternative-for-vb-using-ruby/108976/3 "2007-07-10T15:14:39Z")
There is an old japanese implementation of a VB like IDE in ruby (that I’ve never tried) for Windows. Look in the rubygarden wiki. But believe me, you don’t want VB-ness in your ruby code. Instead, you want elegance and easy editing. There is a reason that all popular programming languages use ASCII only. Aur ---
**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-alternative-for-vb-using-ruby/108976/4 "2007-07-11T05:10:45Z")
thanks for the reply. I suppose having vbness in your coding might be a little annoying . but anyway i’ll check out what you said ---
**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-alternative-for-vb-using-ruby/108976/5 "2007-07-10T19:18:40Z")
On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 03:37:34PM +0900, Daniel L. wrote: > [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?RubyZilla](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?RubyZilla) > Ouch. I wonder whose bright idea it was to produce a 1024x768 Flash > video. ---
**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-alternative-for-vb-using-ruby/108976/6 "2007-07-11T15:48:52Z")
“Thilankka M.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote in message news:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid… > I want to know if theres an alternative to [VB.net](http://VB.net) using ruby… I mean in > terms of dragging and dropping to build applications directly… In the next release of Ruby In Steel Developer (later this year) you will be able to create dual language applications (e.g. [VB.NET](http://VB.NET) or C# plus Ruby). This means that (among other things) you will be able to create the entire user interface in [VB.NET](http://VB.NET) or C# and run your Ruby program from it. More info on our blog: [http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Visual-Basic-Talks-Ruby-Too](http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Visual-Basic-Talks-Ruby-Too) [http://www.sapphiresteel.com/From-C-to-Ruby-and-back-again-The](http://www.sapphiresteel.com/From-C-to-Ruby-and-back-again-The) [http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Adventures-in-Ruby-and-NET](http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Adventures-in-Ruby-and-NET) [http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Visual-Ruby-One-Small-Step](http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Visual-Ruby-One-Small-Step) best wishes Huw C. [http://www.sapphiresteel.com](http://www.sapphiresteel.com) Ruby P.ming In Visual Studio 2005 ---
**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-alternative-for-vb-using-ruby/108976/7 "2007-07-11T16:30:04Z")
Java and .NET have GUI builders, but still store the interface plan in ASCII that can be read and edited, I think… Actually, sorry, I’m not that sure about .NET. And of course there is VB which is popular, so I’m wrong. Aur ---
**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-alternative-for-vb-using-ruby/108976/8 "2007-07-11T15:56:54Z")
On Jul 10, 9:13 am, SonOfLilit [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On 7/10/07, Thilankka M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > I want to know if theres an alternative to [VB.net](http://VB.net) using ruby… I mean in > > terms of dragging and dropping to build applications directly… so that > > building apps would be faster in ruby than it already is. > > Might seem like a silly question but i do not know any better > > > – > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. Hey, I like Ruby as much as the next guy but “all popular programming languages use ASCII only” is a bit of a stretch, dontcha think? If you are talking about **popularity** then Java and .NET are much more in the mainstream than Ruby, Perl, Python, et. al. Go look for online jobs, or in a bookstore or on a college course schedule. If you want to say “hardcore/historical/expert programming languages” then I might buy that, since C can definitely join the group. But “all” is a tough qualifier for my $0.02 US…