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So, where I'm getting a bit confused is the difference between RubyMotion and MacRuby. I gather it's a superset of MacRuby functionality? Having a "stupid day".
by drivingmenuts 13y ago
So, where I'm getting a bit confused is the difference between RubyMotion and MacRuby. I gather it's a superset of MacRuby functionality? Having a "stupid day".
I'm wanting (aiming toward needing) to learn Ruby but trying to justify the cost without actually knowing the language is a bit tough.
- aaronbrethorst 13y agoMacRuby is an implementation of Ruby 1.9 built on top of Cocoa. It's also OS X-only. See http://macruby.org http://macruby.org RubyMotion is fully compiled, and built on top of LLVM. See http://www.rubymotion.com/features/ http://www.rubymotion.com/features/
- chc 13y agoThey are both compiled and built on top of LLVM. RubyMotion is a fork of MacRuby, not a different design.
- cnp 13y agoAnd as of last week, with the 2.0 release, you can now build desktop apps using RubyMotion as well. I kind of think that was the nail in the MacRuby coffin, for better or for worse.
- deedubaya 13y agoRubyMotion is derived from MacRuby. MacRuby hasn't seen much development in some time, I would recommend investing your time in RubyMotion instead. You can learn Ruby for free; you don't need RubyMotion or any other paid software for that.
- jlarocco 13y agoI'm not following this at all. Justify the cost of what? There's no cost to learn Ruby.
- markrickert 13y agoHe's talking about the cost of RubyMotion - $200
- tvon 13y agoFWIW there is a 30 day money back guarantee for Ruby Motion (which my company may make use of if we decide to stick with Objective-C).