rubinius/rubinius
The Rubinius Language Platform observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
41/100
- Activity 41
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6808
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 356
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3093 stars · 587 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Rubinius is a language platform and virtual machine that supports multiple programming languages, best known as an alternative implementation of Ruby. It is written primarily in C/C++ and runs on macOS and Unix/Linux systems.
Use cases
- run Ruby code on an alternative virtual machine
- study how a language VM and JIT compiler are built
- experiment with implementing new programming languages on a shared runtime
- benchmark Ruby implementations against MRI
- contribute to an open-source Ruby interpreter
When to choose
- you need an alternative Ruby implementation for research or compatibility testing
- you want to learn VM internals from a mature codebase
- you're targeting Unix/macOS environments only
When to avoid
- you need Windows support
- you need production Ruby with the broadest gem compatibility - MRI is safer
- you need actively developed cutting-edge Ruby features
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
interpreter compiler programming-language programming-languages compilers developer-tools cpp c ruby virtual-machine language-platform jit linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rubinius/rubinius · fetched 2026-08-28 · 04de956a368f
- homepage: https://rubinius.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · d0521a1af242
- site_page: https://rubinius.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · c6540f47f04a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rubinius/rubinius | main | 41 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="rubinius/rubinius")
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