# Processing-like application in Ruby?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/processing-like-application-in-ruby/121037>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 23, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/processing-like-application-in-ruby/121037 "2007-11-23T01:05:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![cifroes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@cifroes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cifroes)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/processing-like-application-in-ruby/121037/1 "2007-11-23T01:05:32Z")

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Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows any application/framework/stuff  
similar to Processing ([http://www.processing.org/](http://www.processing.org/)) using Ruby as base  
language?

Thanks,  
Paulo

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**Author:** ![cifroes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@cifroes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cifroes)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/processing-like-application-in-ruby/121037/2 "2007-11-23T09:36:26Z")

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On Nov 22, 2007, at 7:04 PM, Paulo S. wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I was wondering if anyone knows any application/framework/stuff  
> similar to Processing ([http://www.processing.org/](http://www.processing.org/)) using Ruby as base  
> language?

I’m not aware of anything quite like Processing that’s native to Ruby,  
but Processing should work on JRuby.  
I only played briefly, but there’s a good how-to here:

[http://hipstersinc.com/blog/2007/5/16/jruby\_processingorg\_howto/](http://hipstersinc.com/blog/2007/5/16/jruby_processingorg_howto/)

-JD

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**Author:** ![cifroes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@cifroes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cifroes)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/processing-like-application-in-ruby/121037/3 "2007-11-23T23:25:56Z")

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> I was wondering if anyone knows any application/framework/stuff  
> similar to Processing ([http://www.processing.org/](http://www.processing.org/)) using Ruby as base  
> language?

Shoes!

> **[Running with Shoes – Show Me More](http://juixe.com/techknow/index.php/2007/10/24/running-with-shoes-show-me-more/)**
>
> This tutorial describes some of the basic graphic capabilities of the Shoes Ruby-based mini-GUI toolkit. Shoes Fade Here is a good example of Shoes oval method in action. For a lack of a better nam…

–  
Giles B.

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**Author:** ![cifroes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@cifroes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cifroes)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/processing-like-application-in-ruby/121037/4 "2007-11-24T14:41:18Z")

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Ah, Shoes, of course! I think that was exactly what I was looking for.  
Thanks!