# Ruby Compiler(s) and

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-compiler-s-and/97511>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 7, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-compiler-s-and/97511 "2006-07-07T16:39:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-compiler-s-and/97511/1 "2006-07-07T16:39:22Z")

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This topic has been discussed before on this list, however the replies  
are disabled (age).

New to Ruby, I am curious whether future versions of the language may  
support storing byte-compiled versions of code, similar to Python.

filename.rb  
filename.rbc

I wonder what implications this may have in an Enterprise situation  
where the application needs to scale and perform better (a la  
mod\_ruby). PHP has applications like phpaccelerator that stores  
byte-compiled code, for example.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-compiler-s-and/97511/2 "2006-07-07T17:06:46Z")

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On 7/7/06, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> New to Ruby, I am curious whether future versions of the language may  
> support storing byte-compiled versions of code, similar to Python.
> 
> filename.rb  
> filename.rbc
> 
> I wonder what implications this may have in an Enterprise situation  
> where the application needs to scale and perform better (a la  
> mod\_ruby). PHP has applications like phpaccelerator that stores  
> byte-compiled code, for example.

Do a google search for YARV.

-austin