I cannot recommend ruby for any desktop applications that you intend to distribute to non-tech-savvy users. Sure there are ways it can be done, jruby + swing a

I cannot recommend ruby for any desktop applications that you intend to distribute to non-tech-savvy users. Sure there are ways it can be done, jruby + swing and shooes or monkeybars etc but they all have big drawbacks compared to "Just Works" languages. [EDIT] Having said that, the releasey gem used by gosu looks interesting.