The document discusses IronRuby, a Ruby implementation that runs on the .NET Framework. It can be used to build desktop applications for Windows using technologies like Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Silverlight, and Windows Phone 7. Using IronRuby also allows Ruby developers to leverage .NET libraries and deploy applications to Windows Azure. The document invites questions and provides contact information for the co-founder of CodeValue, Shay Friedman, to learn more about using IronRuby.

1. What’s in it for Rubyists? Shay Friedman

2. Shay Friedman Co-Founder of CodeValue shay@ironshay.com | @ironshay | http://IronShay.com

4. computer/gadget picking algorithm a = ["MacBook", "iPhone", "iPad"] a.select { |x| ... }

11. Ruby implementation on top of the .NET Framework

12. require 'System.Windows.Forms' include System::Windows::Forms form = Form.new form.text = 'IronRuby Windows' button = Button.new button.text = 'Click me!' button.click { |s, e| MessageBox.show 'Hello!' } form.controls.add button form.show_dialog

13. runs on mono

15. IronRuby 1.0 – Ruby 1.8.6

16. IronRuby 1.1 – Ruby 1.9.2 soon!

17. open source

19. what’s in it for you?

24. IronRuby.Rack

26. WPF Silverlight/Gestalt Windows Phone 7 Windows Azure

27. http://IronRuby.net http://bit.ly/IronRubyML #ironruby on Twitter

28. Q&A Shay Friedman shay@ironshay.com @ironshay http://IronShay.com