Dallas Ruby August Meeting - JRuby or JRuby not. There is no try.

Sam Smoot presents: JRuby or JRuby not. There is no try.

* I'll show you how to install the latest JRuby with InvokeDynamic support.
* Threads are awesome. Don't worry, be happy. Libraries have threads. Your code doesn't.
* Continuous Testing: Starting up a JRuby process takes years. So testing with JRuby takes decades. Here's how to make it only take hours.
* Java sucks, but... [read more]

Sam Smoot presents: JRuby or JRuby not. There is no try.

* I'll show you how to install the latest JRuby with InvokeDynamic support.
* Threads are awesome. Don't worry, be happy. Libraries have threads. Your code doesn't.
* Continuous Testing: Starting up a JRuby process takes years. So testing with JRuby takes decades. Here's how to make it only take hours.
* Java sucks, but it's better than C.
* Logback: The last logging library you'll ever put on.
* Servlet API: Like Rack on NAWZ.
* Deployment: Maven, Bundler and JARs. Beets, Bears, Battlestar Galactica.
* JRuby vs Rubinius
* JRuby vs YARV

Bio:

Sam Smoot. Started developing professionally with ASP Classic. Moved onto ASP.NET and c#. Ended up at Ruby.
I've written O/RMs and Web Frameworks. I've created High Availability solutions and built out datacenter installations. I like BSD. I dislike dogma and hype; I prefer pro/con lists. My hobbies include drinking lagers and working on DIY projects around the house. I have an irresponsible amount of power tools considering I'm just a Programmer. You can stalk me on Twitter at @srsmoot.

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RubyNews

Karthik Hariharan will keep us up to date with the latest news for Ruby and Rails.

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