# Ruby compiler question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-compiler-question/49585>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 6, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-compiler-question/49585 "2005-12-06T15:51:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mccarthyjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mccarthyjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mccarthyjames)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-compiler-question/49585/1 "2005-12-06T15:51:04Z")

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Hey just wondering, is there a plan to add a compiler to the future  
versions of ruby,  
ala java compiling into bitecode for speed gains?

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**Author:** ![mccarthyjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mccarthyjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mccarthyjames)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-compiler-question/49585/2 "2005-12-06T16:03:46Z")

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mccarthyjames wrote:

> Hey just wondering, is there a plan to add a compiler to the future  
> versions of ruby,  
> ala java compiling into bitecode for speed gains?

Yes:

[http://www.google.se/search?hl=sv&q=ruby+vm&meta=](http://www.google.se/search?hl=sv&q=ruby+vm&meta=)

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**Author:** ![mccarthyjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mccarthyjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mccarthyjames)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-compiler-question/49585/3 "2005-12-06T16:31:50Z")

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James McCarthy wrote:

> Hey just wondering, is there a plan to add a compiler to the future  
> versions of ruby,  
> ala java compiling into bitecode for speed gains?

Yes. See YARV.

[http://www.atdot.net/yarv/](http://www.atdot.net/yarv/)

James

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**Author:** ![mccarthyjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mccarthyjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mccarthyjames)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-compiler-question/49585/4 "2005-12-06T16:52:14Z")

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On Tuesday 06 December 2005 08:48, James McCarthy wrote:

> Hey just wondering, is there a plan to add a compiler to the future  
> versions of ruby,  
> ala java compiling into bitecode for speed gains?

Yes. Ruby 2.0 will be byte compiled. Google for YARV.