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Garry Pettet

Introducing Roo: Enrich and Extend your App With This Powerful Scripting Language

Roo is an open source object-orientated dynamic scripting language written in Xojo that you can embed within your Xojo apps. With it you can enable your users to write plugins for your apps, script your app's behaviour or even use it to make simple console tools. In this session you will learn what the Roo language is, why you may use Roo instead of Xojoscript in your apps and how to integrate Roo into your app.

About Garry
I’m Dr Garry Pettet, a UK-trained former consultant radiologist who left clinical medicine to write Xojo desktop and iOS apps full time. I’ve been an active Xojo community member since 2004 having released numerous open source Xojo libraries over the years.

An interesting fact/hobby/interest that others may not know about you.
I’m a huge retro gaming nerd and I love building arcade machines and pinball tables. I left working as a full time doctor to write software for a living.

Favorite TV show, band, and/or movie?
I’m a big Marvel movie fan. I love them all (except for Thor 2 - that was terrible!). Favourite movie of all time is Back To The Future.

If you could survive on only one food or meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Lamb biryani