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RubyCocoa: A new way to write Cocoa applications, Part 1

by Rich Warren
Apr, 2008 Issue

Article Synopsis

I admit it. I have a soft spot for Ruby. That probably comes as no surprise, if you've read my earlier articles (particularly Introduction to Ruby on Rails and Ajax on Rails, both available online at (http://www.mactech.com). Needless to say, I'm quite giddy with Leopard's scripting language support. Leopard has elevated Python and Ruby to. . .um. . .not first class citizens. Not quite. But they make a strong second-class showing.In fact, my biggest complaint comes from the terminology. Apple's own documentation refers to both Ruby and Python as scripting languages. Scripting Languages? Sure, they are both interpreted languages, but the word "scripting" makes them sound like limited, little things. Trust me, you can use these languages to do a lot more than just write scripts. We have two, full-blown, dynamic, object oriented programming languages, and Leopard puts their power at our fingertips.

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