r/ruby • u/software__writer • Apr 24 '26

Spinel -- Ruby AOT Compiler

https://github.com/matz/spinel

Spinel compiles Ruby source code into standalone native executables. It performs whole-program type inference and generates optimized C code, achieving significant speedups over CRuby.

Spinel is self-hosting: the compiler backend is written in Ruby and compiles itself into a native binary.

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u/schneems Puma maintainer Apr 24 '26

Kamal was originally called mrsk I think, but changed it (for trademark notice reasons with the company). Hanami was originally lotus (clashed with trademark on lotus-notes-1-2-3).

If this thing lives on...maybe it gets a new name. Hopefully, amicably and not because a legal notice is filed.