# Rubynuby == so many libraries, so little time **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 1, 2006, 4:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubynuby-so-many-libraries-so-little-time/102916 "2006-04-01T04:56:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeffpritchard)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 4:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubynuby-so-many-libraries-so-little-time/102916/1 "2006-04-01T04:56:53Z")
Reading this forum while trying to study the pickaxe book and teach this old dog some new tricks, I am at once awed and dazed by the huge number of library’s available to the would be ruby programmer. I was just wondering if there is a global meeting place for these libraries, and some way (other than asking in this forum) to find a library you’re looking for (based on what it does, rather than whatever clever name it’s author came up with for it.) I just experimented with google and came up with rather mixed results. If there isn’t any well described repository somewhere, google looks like a workable solution, but not a great one. thanks, jp ---
**Author:** ![jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeffpritchard)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 5:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubynuby-so-many-libraries-so-little-time/102916/2 "2006-04-01T05:09:39Z")
Jeff P. wrote: > Reading this forum while trying to study the pickaxe book and teach this > old dog some new tricks, I am at once awed and dazed by the huge number > of library’s available to the would be ruby programmer. > > I was just wondering if there is a global meeting place for these > libraries, and some way (other than asking in this forum) to find a > library you’re looking for (based on what it does, rather than whatever > clever name it’s author came up with for it.) Here’s a couple: [http://raa.ruby-lang.org/](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/) [http://rubyforge.org/](http://rubyforge.org/) ---
**Author:** ![jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeffpritchard)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubynuby-so-many-libraries-so-little-time/102916/3 "2006-04-01T05:27:47Z")
Joel VanderWerf wrote: > Here’s a couple: > > [http://raa.ruby-lang.org/](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/) > [http://rubyforge.org/](http://rubyforge.org/) You may also want to look at Code Zoo [http://ruby.codezoo.com/](http://ruby.codezoo.com/) It pulls listings from RAA and R’forge, but adds user comments and some alternative organization. I think; I know of the site, but have rarely used it. Anyone here have any observations about it? – James B. [http://www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation [Ruby Code & Style](http://www.artima.com/rubycs/) - The Journal By & For Rubyists [http://www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff [http://www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys [http://www.30secondrule.com](http://www.30secondrule.com) - Building Better Tools ---
**Author:** ![jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jeffpritchard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeffpritchard)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubynuby-so-many-libraries-so-little-time/102916/4 "2006-04-01T05:55:04Z")
On Mar 31, 2006, at 9:25 PM, James B. wrote: > You may also want to look at Code Zoo > > [http://ruby.codezoo.com/](http://ruby.codezoo.com/) > I think; I know of the site, but have rarely used it. Anyone here > have any observations about it? I submitted an addition within days of the site going public. I just searched and it’s still not there. That about sums up my experience. 😉 James Edward G. II