# \[ANN\] Ruby draft specification **URL:** \ **Category:** Development\ **Created:** [December 1, 2009, 8:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-draft-specification/179649 "2009-12-01T08:09:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shugo_M)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 8:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-draft-specification/179649/1 "2009-12-01T08:09:21Z")
Hello, The first version of the draft specification of Ruby has been released at the following site. [http://ruby-std.netlab.jp/](http://ruby-std.netlab.jp/) The following is a messsage from Ikuo Nakata, who is the chairman of the IPA Ruby Standardization WG. * * * Dear Sirs and Madams; With its excellent descriptiveness, the Ruby language attracts many programmers, especially in the Web application construction area. However, the specification of Ruby language has not been standardized yet. For wider and more application of Ruby language, “Ruby Standardization Working Group” has been established under Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) to define the specification of Ruby language on Oct. 2008. Since then the WG has been drafting the specification of Ruby language. As the first draft of Ruby language specification has just recently completed, we’d like to request users and developers of Ruby communities to review it. By gathering review comments widely from you, we are going to improve the draft of Ruby language specification further. Then we will propose the improved draft to Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) to be JIS. After JIS for Ruby has been published, we will propose it to International Standardization Organization (ISO/IEC JTC1) to be International Standard. We are looking forward to obtaining many comments from you and to having active discussion among you and ourselves. Please send comments by January 12, 2010. We’d like to reflect them in the draft specification as much as possible before applying standardization process. ## IPA Ruby Standardization WG Chairman Ikuo NAKATA For further information, please visit [http://ruby-std.netlab.jp/](http://ruby-std.netlab.jp/). The site is provided by the Network Applied Communication Laboratory, to which IPA has entrusted the drafting of the specification. ---
**Author:** ![Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shugo_M)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-draft-specification/179649/2 "2009-12-01T08:51:29Z")
$BA0ED$G$9!#(B 2009/12/1 Shugo M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > The first version of the draft specification of Ruby has been released > at the following site. > > [http://ruby-std.netlab.jp/](http://ruby-std.netlab.jp/) $B\>e5-$N%Z!\<%8$N2\<$NJ}$K\.$5$/=q$$$F$"$k$N$G$9$,!"F|K\8l$,FI$a$J$$(B $B?M$K$bM}2r$G$-$k$h$&$K%3%a%s%H$O1Q8l$G$_4j$$$7$^$9!#(B Web$B$NJ}$G$b$b$&\>/$76/D4$7$F$_$-$^$9!#(B ---
**Author:** ![Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shugo_M)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-draft-specification/179649/3 "2009-12-02T01:46:21Z")
On Dec 1, 2009, at 07:00 , Jörg W Mittag wrote: > Shugo M. wrote: > > > The first version of the draft specification of Ruby has been released > > at the following site. > > | 13.4 Eigenclass > > Well, that’s settled, then. not really… it is a draft. ---
**Author:** ![Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shugo_M)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-draft-specification/179649/4 "2009-12-01T16:00:30Z")
Shugo M. wrote: > The first version of the draft specification of Ruby has been released > at the following site. | 13.4 Eigenclass Well, that’s settled, then. jwm ---
**Author:** ![Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shugo_M)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-draft-specification/179649/5 "2009-12-02T05:43:24Z")
Hi, 2009/12/2 Ryan D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > > > The first version of the draft specification of Ruby has been released > > > at the following site. > > > > | 13.4 Eigenclass > > > > Well, that’s settled, then. > > not really… it is a draft. Yes, it’s just a draft. We can change the term. The term eigenclass is useful as a placeholder because it’s easy to substitute. If you would like another term, please post a comment at [http://ruby-std.netlab.jp](http://ruby-std.netlab.jp). ---
**Author:** ![Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shugo_M)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-draft-specification/179649/6 "2009-12-02T20:19:32Z")
On Dec 1, 2009, at 20:44 , Shugo M. wrote: > You may have to reload the download page. > beautiful. thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shugo_M)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-draft-specification/179649/7 "2009-12-02T05:45:09Z")
Hello, 2009/12/1 Shugo M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > The first version of the draft specification of Ruby has been released > at the following site. > > [http://ruby-std.netlab.jp/](http://ruby-std.netlab.jp/) A hyperlinked version of the draft specification is now available at the site. # Thanks, Kenta M.. You may have to reload the download page.