Ilya Grigorik

Ruby 1.9 Fibers + EventMachine for Big Ruby Webapp Performance Gains

Developers hankering for more performance from their Rack and Rails applications are using Ruby 1.9 fibers and event-based EventMachine-driven libraries as a way to boost the performance of their applications - in opposition to scaling by merely running multiple processes or using threads.

Pusher: WebSocket-powered Realtime Browser Push Service for Rubyists

Pusher is a new Web service from New Bamboo that makes it easy to push data to users of your web applications "live", outside of the request response cycle. They've embraced Web Sockets technology and built a REST API to which you can post events.

Recruit virtual mentors

I don’t know most of my mentors. Instead, I digitally stalk them, read everything they say and watch all their interviews and talks.

This has been decisive for me in that learning from these people has proven to be incredibly fruitful in terms of my own company’s revenue.

Rails Envy Podcast – Episode #096

Episode #096. Dan Benjamin (Playgrounder, Hivelogic) is back this week. We each had some background noise and an awkward moment. But it’s funny.

12 Interesting Upcoming Ruby and Rails Events (That Aren’t Sold Out)

Wanted to go to JRubyConf or RubyConf this year? Tough - they're sold out already. Luckily, though, there are some interesting upcoming events that you can still get in to - some online, some in multiple cities, some held in youth centers, some in hotels, and even one on a tropical island. Whew!

(Update: Removed Aloha on Rails as it has sold out - thanks to Tammer Saleh for the note.)

Upcoming Late 2009 Ruby and Rails Events (With Tickets Ready To Buy)

Here's a list of some prominent forthcoming Ruby and Rails events scheduled through to the end of the year. Only events with tickets ready to buy right now are included - events which have already sold out are not included.

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Rails Magazine Issue #3 - Free Download

Rails Magazine Issue #3 is now available as a free pdf (52 pages) at http://railsmagazine.com/issues/3

Our best edition so far, this is packed with great technical content, interviews and photography. In this issue:

5 Ruby-related blogs for July

Last month, I posted my first set of five ruby-related blogs for your delectation. Here’s five more for your RSS reader:

Generate Ruby Profiling Charts With Perftools

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The Future of Ruby is Fail!

The Future of Ruby is Fail!

Preamble

Thanks to Ilya Grigorik for initiating the discussion in the Indian Ruby / Rails community around the premise “Future of Ruby is Fail” (yes, somewhat tongue in cheek, but also serious), trying to get a feel for the concerns in the community. The focus of this discussion would be on the Indian market / geographical area.

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