C
The C programming language is important to Ruby as the language in which CRuby (a.k.a. MRI) is written.
- The C Programming Language is considered by most to be the definitive description.
- “C” at Wikipedia
Tag: c programming language
Episode #546
Avoid pesky segmentation faults in Ruby native extensions! Join Jeremy Evans to learn the correct use of the Ruby C API to ensure memory is freed when-and ONLY when-it is …
Episode #545
Looking to optimize some critical Ruby code with a native extension? Join veteran library maintainer Jeremy Evans for a demonstration of how to write Ruby C extensions that won't leak …
Episode #500: Subprocesses Part 12: Fork and Exec
Learn the twin pillars at the root of the UNIX process-spawning architecture!
Episode #499: Subprocesses Part 11: Fork
If you're making subprocesses on a UNIX-like OS, you're using fork(). Learn all about using fork() from Ruby.
Episode #470: Binary Mode
Understand once and for all how, when, and why to open files in binary mode.
Episode #468: Line Endings
A little history lesson about computer text formats
How to make your Ruby code work on Windows PCs
Windows users can feel like second-class-citizens in the Ruby world. Ruby gems and tools often don't work quite right on Windows hosts. But we can fix this. Making your code …
Episode #047: FFI Part 2: Smoke Test One
In part 2 of this series, we buy ourselves some peace of mind with a simple smoke test. The code for this episode can be found here: https://github.com/avdi/pulse-ffi/tree/RubyTapas047
Episode #026: FFI Part 1: Proof of the Concept
With the FFI Gem, building wrappers for C libraries is easier than ever. This episode gives a brief overview of building the beginnings of a Ruby interface to the Linux …