[MacRuby-devel] Advice for Total Tyro

[David Frantz]

Even though it is #6 on my list it probably should be number 1.  Without Apples public commitment to MacRuby it is hard to justify its use in anything more than trivial apps.  Especially if those apps are to be maintain for years.  

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On Oct 17, 2011, at 3:40 PM, "Perry E. Metzger" <perry at piermont.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:02:04 -0400 David Frantz
> <websterindustro at mac.com> wrote:
>> 6. MacRuby's status at Apple is unclear.   This can be
>> somewhat frustrating because I'd rather that Apple officially
>> support MacRuby.
> 
> That is certainly a concern. If MacRuby were officially supported,
> one would have relative confidence that one could maintain commercial
> applications written in it as OS X gets progressively upgraded. Some
> of us are adventurous enough to do it anyway, but it would be very
> nice.
> 
> Perry
> -- 
> Perry E. Metzger        perry at piermont.com