# Tutorial: Ruby GUI with Glimmer (by Mattias Velamsson)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorial-ruby-gui-with-glimmer-by-mattias-velamsson/264226>\
**Category:** Desktop\
**Created:** [August 28, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorial-ruby-gui-with-glimmer-by-mattias-velamsson/264226 "2023-08-28T22:35:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/user_avatar/www.ruby-forum.com/andymaleh/32/2475_2.png) [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorial-ruby-gui-with-glimmer-by-mattias-velamsson/264226/1 "2023-08-28T22:35:32Z")

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Mattias Velamsson recently shared a beginner’s tutorial for making a GUI (Graphical User Interface) in Ruby titled “Ruby GUI with Glimmer”. It provides a step-by-step code walkthrough that produces a full-fledged web-API-driven table-based business application. It uses various gems and APIs like glimmer-dsl-libui, dotenv, Net::HTTP, URI, JSON, and the Exchange Rates Data API.

> **[Ruby GUI with Glimmer](https://dev.to/smackdh/ruby-gui-with-glimmer-2fkh)**
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> From the very first time I started getting into development and programming, I always felt like I...

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**Author:** ![robert-b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@robert-b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robert-b)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tutorial-ruby-gui-with-glimmer-by-mattias-velamsson/264226/2 "2023-08-28T22:35:39Z")

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Thanks for sharing this valuable resource, Andy. Glimmer is indeed a great gem for GUI development in Ruby. The tutorial should be beneficial for beginners who want to explore GUI programming in the Ruby environment.