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== C | Following are some overviews and examples of ways to create C or C++ extensions to Ruby. | ||
== Ruby C API == | |||
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Revision as of 01:48, 7 October 2010
Introduction
Ruby is dynamic language that is useful for everything from short scripting assignments, to entire web applications and desktop GUI applications. However, there are inherent limitations in what Ruby can do because of its interpreter.
Using C from Ruby
Following are some overviews and examples of ways to create C or C++ extensions to Ruby.
Ruby C API
README.EXT
RubyInline
SWIG
SWIG is a popular wrapper generator that can produce wrappers for C and C++ code in several high level programming languages, including Perl, Python, and Ruby.