# Interpreter to work well with other programming languages **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 27, 2008, 11:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interpreter-to-work-well-with-other-programming-languages/156429 "2008-12-27T11:51:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rubyisking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rubyisking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyisking)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 11:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interpreter-to-work-well-with-other-programming-languages/156429/1 "2008-12-27T11:51:40Z")
What would be some good interpreters for the Ruby programming language? I need some for .Net, PHP, Java, possibly Python, and others. I’m trying to bypass the compiler option. I recognize there other different types of interpreters out there. Feedback please? ---
**Author:** ![rubyisking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rubyisking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyisking)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interpreter-to-work-well-with-other-programming-languages/156429/2 "2008-12-27T13:35:20Z")
On 27.12.2008 11:51, Rafael El Frederico wrote: > What would be some good interpreters for the Ruby programming language? > I need some for .Net, PHP, Java, possibly Python, and others. I’m trying > to bypass the compiler option. I recognize there other different types > of interpreters out there. Feedback please? Your question is all too unclear. Do you need an interpreter for Ruby or for .Net / PHP / Java / Python? Are you looking for one that can do all of them or only few of them? What are you trying to achieve, interpret Java code? robert ---
**Author:** ![rubyisking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rubyisking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyisking)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interpreter-to-work-well-with-other-programming-languages/156429/3 "2008-12-27T15:36:09Z")
I need a Ruby Interpreter which works well with all other kinds of programming languages. These would potentially include C#, C, C++, Java, PHP, Perl, Python, and other ones if possible. The Ruby Interpreter has to be expandable and easy to use or implement. I want it to interpret the other languages so that it works along well with Ruby. I’m trying to build the main format of the program in Ruby, while other fellow developers and programmers are to program in different languages like C#, PHP, Perl, etc. It needs to be capable of interpreting various other programming languages, but be a Ruby P.med Interpreter, not a Java Net Beans Interpreter.　Whereas, the interpreter would interpret other languages while working inside of Ruby　programming, but not to be compiled or anything. ---
**Author:** ![rubyisking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rubyisking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyisking)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interpreter-to-work-well-with-other-programming-languages/156429/4 "2008-12-27T15:46:02Z")
Rafael El Frederico wrote: > It needs to be capable of interpreting various other programming > languages, but be a Ruby P.med Interpreter, not a Java Net Beans > Interpreter.　Whereas, the interpreter would interpret other languages > while working inside of Ruby　programming, but not to be compiled or > anything. Basically, I’m trying to completely program with other programmers without having to use a compiler, having Ruby as the main programming language. I want to entirely avoid loading time from a compiler for the other programming languages, which will be used in the programming process. I’d prefer the Interpreter to be a ruby one, instead of a java one like the NetBeans interpreter and compilers I have seen. The loading time for programming on it is atrocious, based upon my opinion. Although, it is a wonderful branded program. ---
**Author:** ![rubyisking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rubyisking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyisking)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interpreter-to-work-well-with-other-programming-languages/156429/5 "2008-12-27T16:50:59Z")
On 27.12.2008 15:35, Rafael El Frederico wrote: > It needs to be capable of interpreting various other programming > languages, but be a Ruby P.med Interpreter, not a Java Net Beans > Interpreter.Whereas, the interpreter would interpret other languages > while working inside of Rubyprogramming, but not to be compiled or > anything. I doubt this beast exists. You can use JRuby and then essentially call arbitrary Java code. I am not sure whether there is a similar thing for .Net - but I am almost certain that there is no such thing as an engine which will interpret .Net _and_ Java code equally well at the same time - let alone all the other languages you mention. I doubt the usefulness as well. All in one solution tend to get bloated and have all sorts of issues caused by the different worlds they try to melt into one. Your time and money is probably better invested by either using a distributed approach (i.e. inter process communication like with CORBA or WebServices) or teach the other guys Ruby or Python to use that instead of their favorite language. My 0.02EUR… Kind regards robert