# Re: Compiler for Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-compiler-for-ruby/94660>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 10, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-compiler-for-ruby/94660 "2006-05-10T15:42:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamal86](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jamal86](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal86)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-compiler-for-ruby/94660/1 "2006-05-10T15:42:00Z")

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Thanks for the links. After reviewing several web pages, I have a few  
more questions at this time.

Can YARV be used to speed up Ruby 1.84 programs for Windows? Is YARV on  
a separate track from Rite, or an integral part of its strategy for  
better performance? Is Rite a code name for Ruby 2.0, or will it be the  
proper name upon official release of the language, with Ruby being the  
name for earlier versions instead? (I hope not, since I like the name  
Ruby and hope it will continue, either with or without Rite in  
addition.).

Jamal

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**Author:** ![jamal86](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jamal86](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal86)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-compiler-for-ruby/94660/2 "2006-05-10T16:56:27Z")

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On May 10, 2006, at 9:39 AM, Jamal M. wrote:

> Ruby and hope it will continue, either with or without Rite in  
> addition.).
> 
> Jamal

ack, top-posting evil!

anyway, I believe that YARV is the planned VM for Rite. Ruby 2.0 is  
the name of the language, rite is the name of the C implementation of  
Ruby 2.0 IIRC.

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**Author:** ![jamal86](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jamal86](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal86)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 9:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-compiler-for-ruby/94660/3 "2006-05-11T09:41:45Z")

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On Wed, 2006-05-10 at 23:53 +0900, Logan C. wrote:

> > proper name upon official release of the language, with Ruby being the  
> > anyway, I believe that YARV is the planned VM for Rite. Ruby 2.0 is  
> > the name of the language, rite is the name of the C implementation of  
> > Ruby 2.0 IIRC.

Indeed, the Ruby name doesn’t appear to be endangered:

$ ruby-yarv -v  
ruby 2.0.0 (Base: Ruby 1.9.0 2006-04-08) [i686-linux]  
YARVCore 0.4.0 Rev: 493 (2006-05-03) [opts:]