tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post7252018167599528782..comments2024-02-07T02:22:20.642-05:00Comments on Ruby on Windows: About the BookDavid Mullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597492688893461137noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-7140220919651759412011-11-03T15:37:20.878-05:002011-11-03T15:37:20.878-05:00This is a great idea - but I notice it has been 2 ...This is a great idea - but I notice it has been 2 years. Is this project still live? Any updates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-73217724771546447702011-08-12T17:43:13.589-05:002011-08-12T17:43:13.589-05:00it's been 2 yrs since the last post.
Is this s...it's been 2 yrs since the last post.<br />Is this site still active?<br />any progress in the book?<br /><br />renard@nc.rr.comrenard@nc.rr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-38786715904394265632010-09-28T02:10:29.422-05:002010-09-28T02:10:29.422-05:00Hi David,
I have been following your blog for qui...Hi David,<br /><br />I have been following your blog for quite some time now. I am very excited about laying hands on your book. Kindly update all of your ardent fans on the latest status of the book.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />AsheeshAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509645589243834095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-40259230198273364382010-08-07T20:15:16.690-05:002010-08-07T20:15:16.690-05:00What is the latest status of the book?
Thank you,...What is the latest status of the book?<br /><br />Thank you, <br />bbikerUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420668127122533489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-541249937827133482009-12-04T11:03:01.432-05:002009-12-04T11:03:01.432-05:00Any updates on the book David?Any updates on the book David?Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-75775822510777956832009-09-30T10:01:34.201-05:002009-09-30T10:01:34.201-05:00I love Programmatic Programmers books - everything...I love Programmatic Programmers books - everything from early access to beta books, to electronic + paper versions, to online discussion forums.<br /><br />I think they are one of the best publishers out there. <br /><br />- WillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104795180569290637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-72762990056729910332009-08-21T08:16:00.771-05:002009-08-21T08:16:00.771-05:00Excellent news David!
Do you have a time line for...Excellent news David!<br /><br />Do you have a time line for the books release?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681571472945413667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-67291640512010609682009-08-20T12:04:28.904-05:002009-08-20T12:04:28.904-05:00The book sounds good. Similar to what I am looking...The book sounds good. Similar to what I am looking for. Though my interest is as a systems engineer wanting to automate administration and handle remote deployment tasks. The WMI section sounds great. The iTunes and other 3rd party application sections (with the exception of MS Office applications, since the are ubiquitous and somewhat useful), otherwise doesn't sound even remotely interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-44951306423835723242009-08-20T11:32:32.394-05:002009-08-20T11:32:32.394-05:00It is misleading to say "Windows Applications...It is misleading to say "Windows Applications", rather it has to be "Windows OLE Applications". The way "Win Applications Automation" works should be similar to tools like QTP, Silk or AutoIt etc., which run on any Win application not just OLE applications.<br /><br />Anybody who know VB Macros would just see this as "VBA on Ruby Syntax Sugar", because all OLE apps have very good support for VBA and well documented user guides.Karthikeyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069652930051098797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-37572601112472973922009-08-20T10:19:49.135-05:002009-08-20T10:19:49.135-05:00Who is publishing your book?
If you are consideri...Who is publishing your book?<br /><br />If you are considering going a self-publishing route, drop me a line sometime. I have been having decent success with that model for a line of Android books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-60951171574069975732009-08-20T09:34:35.093-05:002009-08-20T09:34:35.093-05:00wow, this is REALLY exciting. Can't wait to re...wow, this is REALLY exciting. Can't wait to read it. WIll you offer it as a 'beta' book as they do nowadays with tech books?KTamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252570032902090112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284600789737488130.post-23635293164360631442009-08-20T08:18:20.385-05:002009-08-20T08:18:20.385-05:00Thank you for the update. I've recently dipped...Thank you for the update. I've recently dipped my toes into the Windows automation waters and have come away rather impressed with how well the WIN32OLE stuff works.<br /><br />While you are still putting the book together, don't forget to say a word or two about WIN32OLE_EVENT. The last two days I have spent enormous effort into figuring out how to properly spec this stuff out (rspec) and test the callbacks.<br /><br />I also took a look at IronRuby which allows "first class" access to .NET stuff but it has some pretty significant limitations right now that ruin it for me. For example, until they hit 1.0 (months/years from now?) IronRuby will not work with any gems containing native C extensions. Boo!<br /><br />Likewise, JRuby has limited support for the WIN32OLE stuff. I'm trying to track down a definitive answer on its current support for that library in the latest tree. It should also be noted that the person who contributed the WIN32OLE patch didn't include any of the other WIN32OLE_* classes.cremeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408444777985904028noreply@blogger.com