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Coverage of Spinel in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Apr 24 · 08:28 UTCMost recent: May 6 · 13:49 UTC
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  • TECHNOLOGYMay 6 · 13:49 UTCTHE REGISTER
    Ruby inventor Matz working on native compiler with AI help

    Yukihiro Matsumoto, also known as Matz, is developing Spinel, a native compiler for Ruby with assistance from Anthropic's Claude Code, which can compile Ruby code into a native executable, resulting in significant performance improvements. The project is experimental and currently supports only a subset of Ruby features. Spinel has the potential to optimize Ruby code, especially for helper functions.

  • TECHNOLOGYApr 24 · 08:28 UTCHACKER NEWS
    Spinel: Ruby AOT Native Compiler

    Spinel is a new Ruby AOT (ahead-of-time) native compiler developed by Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz), the creator of Ruby. The project is hosted on GitHub and has garnered attention on Hacker News with 25 points and one comment.