IronRuby

Article summary

IronRuby is an implementation of the Ruby programming language targeting Microsoft .NET Framework. It is implemented on top of the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR), a library running on top of the Common Language Infrastructure that provides dynamic typing and dynamic method dispatch, among other things, for dynamic languages. The project is currently inactive, with the last release of IronRuby (version 1.1.3) being in March 2011.

Key claims

1. publication date: 2011-03-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "2011-03-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1336957793