[Cdk-devel] Scripting CDK and Octet with JRuby

[richard a. <ric...@ya...>]

I've written two short articles on JRuby and how it
can be used together with Java chemical informatics
libraries:

Octet:
http://depth-first.com/articles/2006/08/23/scripting-octet-with-jruby

CDK:
http://depth-first.com/articles/2006/08/24/scripting-cdk-with-jruby

The first article contains some JRuby installation
information. It's actually very straightforward. The
second article shows how a DEPICT-style 2-D coordinate
generator can be developed using CDK an a few lines of
Ruby code.

In doing these two mini-projects, I can see that the
JRuby approach has some advantages over doing the same
thing in Java. Ruby is a wonderful language for
getting things done quickly and interactively.

cheers,
rich

P.S. my provider is currently having some problems
with my content, so if you get a 502 error, reload the
page once (or twice). I'm currently working with them
on this, but it shouldn't be permanent.

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