Language Spec. * package or access control for global variables * named arguments like foo(nation:="german" or nation: "german"). * method to retrieve argument information (need new C API) * multiple return values, yield values. maybe imcompatible * cascading method invocation. Hacking Interpreter * non-blocking open (e.g. named pipe) for thread * avoid blocking with gethostbyname/gethostbyaddr * objectify interpreters * remove rb_eval() recursions * syntax tree -> bytecode ??? * scrambled script, or script filter Extension Libraries * mod_ruby, FastCGI ruby * InterBase module * ptk.rb pTk wrapper that is compatible to tk.rb Ruby Libraries * CGI.rb * httplib.rb, urllib.rb, nttplib.rb, etc. * format like perl's Tools * extension library maker like XS or SWIG * freeze or undump to bundle everything Misc * translate README.EXT fully into English * publish Ruby books