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<ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <p>RubyCocoa is a <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a> <a href="/facts/Software_framework/EWasA8sG">framework</a> that provides a bridge between the <a href="/facts/Ruby_/BeYSaPSR">Ruby</a> and the <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a> programming languages, allowing the user to manipulate Objective-C <a href="/facts/Object_(computer_science)/eX99dtAw">objects</a> from Ruby, and vice versa. It makes it possible to write a <a href="/facts/Cocoa_(API)/p10p5aFI">Cocoa</a> application completely in Ruby as well as to write an application that mixes Ruby and Objective-C code. An Apple project called <a href="/facts/MacRuby/FQws77kY">MacRuby</a> was under development to replace RubyCocoa in 2008. A proprietary spin-off called <a href="/facts/RubyMotion/Cv3bqLkU">RubyMotion</a> was subsequently released in 2012, available for iOS, macOS and Android. </p><p>RubyCocoa is used for exploration of a Cocoa object's features with <a href="/facts/Interactive_Ruby_Shell/DdH4A9GN">irb</a> interactively, prototyping of a Cocoa application, writing a Cocoa application that combines the features of Ruby and Objective-C, and wrapping macOS' native <a href="/facts/GUI/fDHYWMU8">GUI</a> for a Ruby script. </p><p>RubyCocoa is <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free software</a>, released under both the <a href="/facts/Ruby_License/1wLWPzKe">Ruby License</a> and the <a href="/facts/LGPL/AXwkz9x3">LGPL</a>. </p>