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  %h2.center A Ruby to binary experiment
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    %p.center
      %span
        Now over, results in news.
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    %h2.center What
    %p
      RubyX
      %b compiles
      Ruby code to binary.
      %br
      In
      %b 100%
      pure Ruby.
    %p
      The goal here is to prove that dynamic languages do not have to be slow.
      %br
      Only interpretation is slow, but when
      Ruby is
      =succeed "," do
        %b compiled to binary
      it can be really fast.
    %p
      How fast (X times), will eventually depend on the community.
      The RubyX approach works, but to create an MRI compatible Ruby will
      take many more man-years than I have.
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      RubyX is here to
      =succeed "," do
        =link_to "empower you" , "/project/motivation.html"
      to make your Ruby shine as much as you like.
    %p
      Since RubyX is written in Ruby, anyone can easily join, and
      the project is very open to newcomers. In time the idea is to implement
      a democratic version of open source, as an alternative the current
      "benevolent dictator" model.
    %p
      Contrary to what many newcomers think, ruby-x is also technically easy to join.
      In the end it is just Ruby, and only a very small percent of code is low level.
      We have a list
      =ext_link "of issues" , "https://github.com/ruby-x/rubyx/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+newbie%22"
      in GitHub for beginners.
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    %h2.center Status
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      The RubyX compiler is working (ie creates binaries), and the
      =link_to "architecture", "/rubyx/layers.html"
      has been refined over several years.
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      A substantial part of the Ruby language has been implemented:
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      %li
        Object oriented
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          =link_to "calling semantics" , "/rubyx/calling.html"
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        Basic
        =link_to "block creation" , "/blog/implicit-blocks-are-working"
        and passing.
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        Dynamic
        = succeed "." do
          =link_to "method resolution" ,"/rubyx/method_resolution.html"
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        Control Structures, variables and assignment, integer operators.
      %li
        Object based
        =succeed "." do
          =link_to "memory" ,"/rubyx/memory.html"
      %li
        A minimal Runtime of
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          =link_to "classes, types" , "/rubyx/parfait.html"
        methods and basic types.
      %li
        =ext_link "Risc machine abstraction" , "/rubyx/layers.html#risc"
        (with SSA and register allocation)
      %li
        A minimal ARM and ELF implementation to create
        = succeed "." do
          %b working binaries
    %h2.center Upcoming work
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      Obviouly cancelled now (see news).
    %p
      But there is still a lot of work, here are some of the next few topics
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        %li Inlining and static memory analysis
        %li Start stdlib with String and files
        %li Dynamic Memory management
      There are also many small things anybody can
      =ext_link "start with." , "https://github.com/ruby-x/rubyx/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+newbie%22"
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    %h2.center Docs
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      The short introduction is under the
      =link_to "architecture" , "/rubyx/layers.html"
      menu.
    %p
      The presentation for
      = ext_link "GrillRb" , "/slides/grillrb"
      is more detailed than the previous unconf Hamburg one.
      But a 20 minute video was made in Hamburg and can be found
      =succeed "." do
        = ext_link "on youtube" , "https://youtu.be/ojW-q_wiSn8"
    %p
      To get to know the system, there is also an interpreter and a basic
      =succeed "." do
        =link_to "visual debugger" , "rubyx/debugger.html"
    %p
      The
      =link_to "about", "/project/motivation.html"
      section has some info of when and how this started. If you feel like contributing
      =link_to "read this", "/project/contribute.html"
      or write a
      = succeed "." do
        =ext_link "mail to the group" , "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ruby-x"

    %h2.center News
    %p
      Last but not least, I try to get recent developments down on paper when they are
      still fresh. Though not much has happened lately, as we bought
      =ext_link "this" , "https://www.hubfeenix.fi/"

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