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Charles Nutter discusses JRuby

Community
Java,
Ruby
Topics
Web Frameworks,
Ruby on Rails,
Application Servers,
Enterprise Architecture,
Platforms,
Compilers,
JRuby,
Community

JRuby project lead Charles Nutter discusses how he got involved with JRuby, Sun's involvement with JRuby, how JRuby fits into enterprise-level web applications, the possibility of a friendly fork of the OpenJDK source code, reasons for switching to JRuby, the future of JRuby, Spring and JRuby, and the Ruby community as a whole.

Zed Shaw and Matt Pelletier Decide if Rails is Enterprise Ready

Community
Architecture,
Ruby
Topics
Enterprise Architecture,
Open Source,
Ruby on Rails

Zed Shaw and Matt Pelletier sat down with InfoQ's Obie Fernandez at RailsConf to explore some of the reasoning behind setting up the mongrel project, getting adoption in enterprise and dealing with developers who just aren't ready. Watch the interview to find out how much Shaw's Enterprise Mongrel product will cost, where the support contracts are and who'll come out on top when the vultures land.

David Black on the Success of Ruby

Community
Ruby
Topics
Community

Noted Ruby community leader and author David Black puts the success of Ruby and the growth of its community in historical perspective, why Matz is an optimal custodian for the language, and the overall success of Ruby and Rails and related conferences. We also discuss David's book Ruby for Rails, and why it's needed at this time by the Rails community.

News about RailsConf

Vertebra: EngineYard's Next Generation Cloud Computing Platform

Community
Ruby
Topics
Deployment / Datacenter,
Cloud Computing

At RailsConf 2008, Ezra Zygmuntowicz announced Vertebra, a next generation cloud computing platform that builds on Erlang, Ruby and XMPP. We talked to Ezra to learn about Vertebra, which will soon be open sourced.

Rubinius runs Rails, Merb

Community
Ruby
Topics
Runtimes,
Web Frameworks,
RubyGems,
Ruby on Rails

A major milestone for Rubinius: Rails, ActiveRecord and Merb have successfully been run on Rubinius.

MagLev: Gemstone builds Ruby runtime based on Smalltalk VM

Community
Architecture,
Ruby
Topics
Runtimes,
Language,
Performance & Scalability,
Database Design,
Dynamic Languages,
Ruby on Rails

OODB vendor Gemstone works on a Ruby VM called MagLev. Working with Seaside's and DabbleDB's Avi Bryant, Gemstone bases the Ruby runtime on their Smalltalk VM to offer performance and powerful persistence features. We talked to Avi Bryant and Gemstone's Bob Walker about the technology behind MagLev and the plans for it.

Railsconf 2007 Registrations Selling Quickly

Community
Ruby
Topics
Community

Don't miss the premier event of the Ruby on Rails world coming up in late May. A majority of the registrations are already sold as the level of Ruby and Rails community excitment rides high.

Martin Fowler on Enterprise Rails

Community
Ruby
Topics
Ruby on Rails

Martin Fowler likens DHH to Kent Beck and draws conclusions about the future of Ruby and Rails in enterprisey settings.

David Heinemeier Hansson's RailsConf Keynote Address Now Online

Community
Ruby
Topics
Web Frameworks,
Ruby on Rails

A defining keynote address by David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, has been made available in video format to watch online.