XRuby
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XRuby was the first Ruby
to Java static compiler which compiles Ruby source code (.rb) to Java bytecode
(.class). It is notable because it contains a complete ANTLR
grammar for Ruby 1.8 source code.
Ruby (programming language)
Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was first developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto...
to Java static compiler which compiles Ruby source code (.rb) to Java bytecode
Java bytecode
Java bytecode is the form of instructions that the Java virtual machine executes. Each bytecode opcode is one byte in length, although some require parameters, resulting in some multi-byte instructions. Not all of the possible 256 opcodes are used. 51 are reserved for future use...
(.class). It is notable because it contains a complete ANTLR
ANTLR
In computer-based language recognition, ANTLR , or ANother Tool for Language Recognition, is a parser generator that uses LL parsing. ANTLR is the successor to the Purdue Compiler Construction Tool Set , first developed in 1989, and is under active development...
grammar for Ruby 1.8 source code.
See also
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