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IronRuby

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REASON #1

Dynamic Language Runtime

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IronPython

IronRuby

DLR

CLR

IronPython ?

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REASON #2

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MS-PL

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REASON #3

RUBY, RUBY, RUBY, Ruby...

Optional Syntax

puts ‘Hello World’

puts(‘Hello World’)puts(‘Hello World’);

Simple declarations

x = 1

Natural Programming

x = [1,2,3]y = [4,5,6]

x + y == [1,2,3,4,5,6]

Everything is an object

“Hello World”.upcase

[5,3,4,1,6].sort

10.times { }

Blocks

10.times do |i| puts iend

10.times { |i| puts i }

Duck Typing

def print_name(obj) puts obj.get_nameend

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Duck Typing

class A def get_name “My name is A” endend

Duck Typing

class Q def get_name “My name is Q” endend

Duck Typing

print_name A.newprint_name(Q.new)

Libraries

require ‘rake’

RubyGems

gem install rake

Successfully installed rake-0.8.41 gem installedInstalling ri documentation for rake-0.8.4...Installing RDoc documentation for rake-0.8.4...

REASON #4

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.Net Interop

REASON #5

REASON #6

1. String code = “puts ‘Hello World’”2. Engine = IronRuby.Ruby.CreateEngine();3. Scope = Engine.CreateScope();4. ScriptSource source =

Engine.CreateScriptSourceFromString(code, SourceCodeKind.Statements);

5. object result = source.Execute(Scope);

Data Gen Screenshot

Reflector Screenshot

Resolver Systems

change

How will IronRuby

your world?

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Links

• http://www.codeplex.com/dlr• http://www.codeplex.com/Ironruby• http://www.codeplex.com/ironpython• http://blog.benhall.me.uk/2009/04/embedding-ironruby-and-

dlr-into-red.html• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd434651.aspx• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd453038.aspx• http://www.resolversystems.com• http://www.manning.com/foord/