topazproject/topaz
A high performance ruby, written in RPython observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5260
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1537
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1007 stars · 85 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Topaz is an implementation of the Ruby programming language written in Python using the RPython toolchain from PyPy. It compiles to a native VM with a JIT, aiming for simplicity of implementation and high performance.
Use cases
- run ruby scripts with a fast alternative interpreter
- study how to implement a language with RPython
- experiment with a JIT-compiled ruby VM
- benchmark ruby implementations
- learn VM construction techniques
When to choose
- you want a high-performance alternative ruby implementation
- you are researching RPython-based language implementations
- you need a simple ruby VM codebase to study or hack on
When to avoid
- you need a production ruby interpreter with full compatibility
- you need active maintenance or recent ruby version support
- you want a pure-python ruby without a translation build step
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
interpreter programming-language compiler programming-languages compilers performance windows python cross-platform ruby rpython jit vm language-implementation interpreter linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/topazproject/topaz · fetched 2026-08-28 · 28d07607c80d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| topazproject/topaz | main | 32 |
For agents
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