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JRuby performance numbers

over 4 years ago by pate on On Ruby.
Well, with the new versions of JRuby out, I figured it was time to fire up my LogWatchR benchmarks again. For this test I run 20 minutes worth of syslog...

2008 MountainWest RubyConf: CFP Revisited

over 4 years ago by pate on On Ruby.
With the end of RubyConf, I’ve seen a couple more talk proposals for the 2008 MountainWest RubyConf. I also got an email from a RubyConf presenter. ...

November MountainWest RubyCamp

over 4 years ago by pate on On Ruby.
As I’ve told a number of people, I’m trying to ramp down a bit on my involvement with the Ruby community. It’s not because I don’t love ya’ll...

Ruby Tool Survey

over 4 years ago by pate on On Ruby.
Okay, I’ve decided to bite the bullet and convert over to layouts so that I can include a weekly (or so) poll here. I’ve just put up the first one...

Holiday Blogging Contest

over 4 years ago by pate on On Ruby.
It’s been a while since I’ve run a blogging contest here but, just in time for the holidays, I’ve teamed up with Apress to run another one. ...

Real World Performance On Boxing Day

over 4 years ago by pate on On Ruby.
Well, Ruby 1.9.0 landed yesterday, as expected. I’d be remiss if I didn’t start out by thanking matz, ko1, and all the other hackers involved in getting...

flog: Profiling Complexity

over 4 years ago by pate on On Ruby.
One tool that I should have included in my survey, but forgot, is flog, yet another great tool from Ryan Davis and Eric Hodel. flog is like a profiler...

NetBeans 6.0: Interview with Tor Norbye

over 4 years ago by pate on On Ruby.
I just saw the news the NetBeans 6.0 is out, featuring some great Ruby and Rails support. Tor Norbye and the rest of the NetBeans crew deserve some major...

Troubleshooting Ruby Processes

over 4 years ago by pate on On Ruby.
Philippe Hanrigou has written an excellent ‘shortcut’ for Addison-Wesley’s Professional Ruby Series. This is a really different kind of Ruby book...

Breaking Rubinius News (And An Interview Too)!

over 4 years ago by pate on On Ruby.
Ok, I’ve been sitting on some news for a while and it’s finally out in the open, so I guess I can talk about it. Engine Yard has just snapped up some...