IronRuby

E183340

.NET language implementation Ruby implementation

IronRuby is an implementation of the Ruby programming language built to run on Microsoft's .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR), enabling Ruby code to interoperate with .NET libraries and applications.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
IronRuby canonical	16
ERubi	1
IronRuby project	1
Ruby on .NET	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1612298 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IronRuby
Context triple: [Common Language Runtime, supportsLanguage, IronRuby]

A. JRuby
JRuby is a high-performance implementation of the Ruby programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and integrates with Java libraries.
B. Ruby
Ruby is the titular woman in the country song "Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town," known for contemplating leaving her disabled veteran husband for another man.
C. Ruby
Ruby is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language known for its elegant syntax and its use in the Ruby on Rails web framework.
D. TruffleRuby
TruffleRuby is a high-performance implementation of the Ruby programming language built on the GraalVM platform, aiming to provide faster execution and improved tooling compatibility.
E. Rubinius
Rubinius is an alternative Ruby implementation featuring a virtual machine and just-in-time compilation, designed for high performance and concurrency.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IronRuby
Target entity description: IronRuby is an implementation of the Ruby programming language built to run on Microsoft's .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR), enabling Ruby code to interoperate with .NET libraries and applications.

A. JRuby
JRuby is a high-performance implementation of the Ruby programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and integrates with Java libraries.
B. Ruby
Ruby is the titular woman in the country song "Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town," known for contemplating leaving her disabled veteran husband for another man.
C. Ruby
Ruby is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language known for its elegant syntax and its use in the Ruby on Rails web framework.
D. TruffleRuby
TruffleRuby is a high-performance implementation of the Ruby programming language built on the GraalVM platform, aiming to provide faster execution and improved tooling compatibility.
E. Rubinius
Rubinius is an alternative Ruby implementation featuring a virtual machine and just-in-time compilation, designed for high performance and concurrency.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	.NET language implementation ⓘ Ruby implementation ⓘ
allows	embedding Ruby in .NET applications ⓘ scripting .NET applications with Ruby ⓘ
basedOn	Ruby programming language ⓘ linked to: Ruby
canBeUsedFor	building command-line tools on .NET ⓘ scripting existing .NET applications ⓘ web development on .NET ⓘ
canCall	.NET Framework classes ⓘ C# libraries ⓘ VB.NET libraries ⓘ
category	dynamic language on .NET ⓘ implementation of Ruby for .NET ⓘ
designedFor	.NET developers using Ruby ⓘ Ruby developers targeting .NET ⓘ
developedBy	Microsoft ⓘ Microsoft Dynamic Language Runtime team ⓘ
developmentStatus	discontinued ⓘ
enables	interoperability with .NET applications ⓘ interoperability with .NET libraries ⓘ
hasFeature	access to .NET reflection APIs ⓘ dynamic dispatch via DLR ⓘ
implements	Ruby language semantics ⓘ
integratesWith	ASP.NET ⓘ Silverlight ⓘ
languageParadigm	dynamic programming language ⓘ object-oriented programming ⓘ
license	Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL) ⓘ
name	IronRuby ⓘ
openSource	true ⓘ
previousRepositoryHost	CodePlex ⓘ
primaryDeveloper	John Lam ⓘ
repositoryHost	GitHub ⓘ
runsOn	.NET Common Language Runtime ⓘ linked to: Common Language Runtime Microsoft .NET Framework ⓘ linked to: .NET Framework
supports	Ruby standard library (partially) ⓘ Ruby syntax ⓘ calling .NET code from Ruby ⓘ calling Ruby code from .NET ⓘ interactive console (REPL) ⓘ
supportsInteropWith	IronPython ⓘ
supportsPlatform	.NET-compatible platforms ⓘ Windows ⓘ
targetRuntime	.NET CLR ⓘ linked to: Common Language Runtime Dynamic Language Runtime ⓘ
uses	Dynamic Language Runtime ⓘ
writtenIn	C# ⓘ linked to: C# programming language

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Common Language Runtime → supportsLanguage → IronRuby ⓘ

IronRuby → name → IronRuby ⓘ

Mono runtime → supportsLanguage → IronRuby ⓘ

.NET languages → includesLanguage → IronRuby ⓘ

Mono → supportsProgrammingLanguage → IronRuby ⓘ

Mono project → supportsProgrammingLanguage → IronRuby ⓘ

IronLanguages → develops → IronRuby ⓘ

subject linked to: IronLanguages project

IronLanguages → relatedProject → IronRuby ⓘ

subject linked to: IronLanguages project

ERB → hasAlternative → ERubi ⓘ

linked to: IronRuby

Dynamic Language Runtime → supportsLanguage → IronRuby ⓘ

Microsoft Dynamic Language Runtime team → developed → IronRuby ⓘ

Microsoft Dynamic Language Runtime team → supportedProject → IronRuby ⓘ

John Lam → knownFor → IronRuby project ⓘ

linked to: IronRuby

John Lam → developed → IronRuby ⓘ

John Lam → notableWork → IronRuby ⓘ

John Lam → hasSpokenAbout → IronRuby ⓘ

John Lam → hasSpokenAbout → Ruby on .NET ⓘ

linked to: IronRuby

John Lam → bloggedAbout → IronRuby ⓘ

.NET (via Mono) → supportsLanguage → IronRuby ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

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