I'd also mention (the admittedly obvious), that with access to Java
Swing, JRuby now gives Ruby access to
Java's fully crossplatform, well-supported, and comprehensive UI
library. This is not a small thing.
Cheers,
Ken
Charles Oliver Nutter wrote:
Let me know what you think. I want to submit ASAP so I don't forget.
Title: JRuby: Ruby for the JVM (should we have someting flashier?)
Short descrip:
JRuby has really arrived, with a 1.0 release last spring and
accelerating real-world adoption. We'll talk about the status of
JRuby, demonstrate performance and features, show off NetBeans Ruby
support, and talk about where to go from here.
Long descrip:
Two years ago, JRuby's compatibility was so poor, it couldn't run IRB.
Its performance was 100 times slower than Matz's Ruby, and had
remained largely unchanged for almost four years. Nobody believed it
could ever run Rails; not even those of us on the JRuby team. But we
always hoped.
Fast forward to the present. JRuby not only runs Rails, it runs Rails
so well many companies are switching to JRuby for their production
applications. Performance has improved tremendously, and JRuby is now
the fastest 1.8-compatible Ruby implementation around. Add to that
continued improvements integrating with the Java platform and Java
libraries, and you've got a powerful tool. JRuby has arrived.
We'll demonstrate the most compelling JRuby features, from Java
integration to performance to running "plain old Ruby code". We'll
show how JRuby improves the Rails development experience using
standard Java technologies with a Ruby twist. We'll show the
best-in-class features of the NetBeans Ruby IDE, including
refactoring, debugging, and Rails application support. And we'll talk
about (and ask your opinions on) where JRuby will go from here. There
will be something for everybody.
- Charlie
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