IBM Mainframe

s709 - IBM 709/7090/7094 emulator s709 - IBM 709/7090/7094 emulator- An open source IBM 709/7090/7094 emulator for Windows. IBM 7094 Emulator IBM 7094 Emulator- An open source IBM 7094 series emulator for Windows written in Delphi. FLEX-ES FLEX-ES- System/390 on Intel-based servers. Programming in Ruby Programming in Ruby- Take the pure object orientation of Smalltalk, remove the quirky syntax and reliance on a workspace. Add the convenience and power of Perl, but without the sp… Why Not Ruby? Why Not Ruby?- Forum comments and discussion, with wide diversity of opinion, much of it positive. [Slashdot.org] Why You Might Want to Try Ruby Why You Might Want to Try Ruby- Editorial with description and code; resulting forum comments and discussion of mostly positive opinion. [freshmeat.net] The Ruby Programming Language The Ruby Programming Language- Very clear introductory article by Ruby creator Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto. [InformIT] Ruby Creator Y. Matsumoto Ruby Creator Y. Matsumoto- Interview with Matz, explains motives and early history, job duties, 10 top tips for those going into computing, focus on the human. [CIPS Connections] Ruby: A Gem of a Language Ruby: A Gem of a Language- First of 4-part series introduces Ruby programming, begins with variables, quotes, arrays, objects, methods. Later parts treat more advanced topics. By … Programming Ruby Programming Ruby- Forum comments and discussion on Ruby and the book 'Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide'; diverse opinions, many positive remarks. [Slashdot.org] An Introduction to Ruby An Introduction to Ruby- Explains that the world can use another language for the simple reason that Ruby makes programming fun again, and that's what counts. Introduction via exa… An Interview with the Creator of Ruby An Interview with the Creator of Ruby- Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, discusses Ruby and O'Reilly guide 'Ruby in a Nutshell'. [O'Reilly Network] Ruby: Productive Programming Language Ruby: Productive Programming Language- Short positive overview, explains Ruby by comparing with some other languages; focus on production; code samples, forum with many comments. … Obie, Has It Been 9 Years Already? Obie, Has It Been 9 Years Already?- Matz Roundtable Notes from Friday night at RubyConf 2005, as questions and answers. [Obie Fernandez Weblog] Yukihiro 'Matz' Matsumoto: Ruby Design Principles Yukihiro 'Matz' Matsumoto: Ruby Design Principles- What makes a good programming language? It helps human thoughts, helps us think better, and makes us better programmers. Intervi… Making Waves in the Ruby World Making Waves in the Ruby World- Three Ruby projects stand out (JRuby, Mongrel, Ruport) not so much for development, but for communicating well, something many projects do less wel… Using the Ruby MySQL Module Using the Ruby MySQL Module- Article describes how to install the Tomita Masahiro's MySQL module and use it to write MySQL-based Ruby scripts. By Paul DuBois. Ruby-lang.org Opens Online! Ruby-lang.org Opens Online!- Announcement of Ruby-lang domain and website. [Linux Today] A Joyful Gem A Joyful Gem- By Rick Wayne. Short positive review, with code samples. Full text, in an email; to see it on magazine website one must register. [Software Development] Using MySQL with Ruby Using MySQL with Ruby- By Paul DuBois. Two parts: Using the Ruby MySQL Module, Using the Ruby DBI Module. HTML, PDF; online, downloads (tar, zip). [Kitebird.com] Programming in the Ruby Language Programming in the Ruby Language- Forum comments and discussion related to July IBM developerWorks Ruby article, with the usual diversity of opinion, much of it positive. [Slashdo… Interview with the Creator of Ruby Interview with the Creator of Ruby- Forum comments and discussion related to Ruby and O'Reilly guide 'Ruby in a Nutshell'; diverse opinions, many positive remarks. [Slashdot.org]