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Ruby has for some time had no equivalent to the beautifully constructed NumPy, SciPy, and matplotlib libraries for Python.
We believe that the time for a Ruby science and visualization package has come and gone. Sometimes when a solution of sugar and water becomes super-saturated, from it precipitates a pure, delicious, and diabetes-inducing crystal of sweetness, induced by no more than the tap of a finger. So it is, we believe, with the need for numeric and visualization libraries in Ruby.
If you want to get involved, please drop by our Google Group or our IRC channel, #sciruby at chat.freenode.net. Please note that SciRuby and NMatrix require Ruby 1.9.2 or higher. Individual components may work with Ruby 1.8, but we may not be able to help you if you have trouble.
We're working to improve the documentation of the library with tutorials (see our blog) and RDoc comments. The one responsible for this is @agarie, so send him an e-mail or look for agarie on #sciruby if you want to contribute something.
- NMatrix - Contains some general, important points about the library.
- Installation - Guidelines about how to install NMatrix.
- Roadmap - A page with possible improvements, ideas, etc.
- How to create a NMatrix - Explains how you can start using NMatrix.
We have two lists of projects that we should keep an eye on, because they can be ported to Ruby or they already implement some scientific functionality.
- External Software - Scientific software that can be useful to have in mind.
- Scientific projects in Ruby - More projects of interest.
Obs: These two should probably be moved to the SciRuby repository.