RTeX 2.0 Released

2008-05-20

I’m happy to finally release RTeX v2.0.

RTeX is a Ruby library for generating PDFs via the LaTeX typesetting system, and can be used as a standalone executable or Rails plugin for pdf.rtex files. If you need to generate complex (and well- typeset) documents dynamically, this might be the ticket.

This updated version of RTeX offers a number of improvements over previous versions, and has been a long time in making. For more details on the library, start here.

Discussion

Bruce Williams is a professional software developer based out of Portland, Oregon. An early adopter of Ruby, he writes, speaks, and codes in the language for fun and profit, but as a restless language addict, spends much of his time backpacking through the wilds of other languages and paradigms.

In the rare instances when Bruce is without a computer, he finds enjoyment as an avid photographer and amateur chef.

Projects

RTeX: Ruby -> PDFLaTeX Bridge
Bumpspark: _why's pure Ruby PNG sparkline library, rescued from the jaws of random disappearance
KeywordSearch: GMail-style key/value parsing
Paginator: Generic, framework-agnostic pagination for Ruby
Various FiveRuns Projects

Talks & Slides

New in Ruby 1.9 (Boston.rb)
Ruby 1.9: What's New and Why it Matters (LSRC 2008)
Migrating to Ruby 1.9 (SOR 2008)
Introduction to Ruby (SOR 2008, Charity Tutorial)