App development with Ruby in elementary OS

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Does any one have any prior experience with making gtk3 apps with Ruby, and the bindings to the apis for ruby (GObject etc)?

Fultie · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-26 16:31:15Z

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This GitHub repository gives you some basic examples on how to build a GTK app using Ruby. This is example #2 being run:

answered Sep 26 '17 at 16:31

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I see that. I'm just wondering how I can use granite in my code. I also found this github.com/mvz/gir_ffi – notmyrealname Sep 26 '17 at 16:52
There's also this + this. – Fultie Sep 26 '17 at 18:31
Thanks. It appears that FFI performs the best. I'm not sure how far the deviation from vala is but it's better than just using Rubyinline which you might as well you C then. Sounds do able. If I make an app with ruby and gtk3 I'll make a blog post about it somewhere. – notmyrealname Sep 26 '17 at 19:01
Keep me posted! – Fultie Sep 26 '17 at 19:19

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António Maia · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-26 15:26:13Z

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Try finding a IRC channel of Ruby, that's the way I do when I program on vala

answered Sep 26 '17 at 15:26

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I went to the ruby IRC and they said I shouldn't make gtk3 native apps :) They weren't very helpful. – notmyrealname Sep 26 '17 at 17:08
@notmyrealname hmmm, maybe try on Reddit – António Maia Sep 27 '17 at 13:22

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