Is it possible to use jruby to write an applet or is it better to use iron ruby for silverlight?

Question

If I wanted to dabble with ruby, would it be easier to write an applet in Jruby or a Silverlight XAP with iron ruby?

So far all I have is a vague idea that it might be possible.

Answer 1

Firstly, if you want to dabble with Ruby the language i'd just download the windows installer, plenty of resources in that.

If it's specifically applets you want to look at check out the recently released Gestalt, allows you to run Ruby in the browser (needs Silverlight) http://visitmix.com/labs/gestalt/getstarted/