[[wikipedia::Ruby_(programming_language)|Ruby]] is a programming language gaining some popularity in the first decade of 21st century due to lack of certain important features in [[Java]]. Some thing that these features invoke [[Talk:Blogs:JaroslavTulach:Theory:LanguagesForEvolution|duck-typing]], some like [[closures]], but in fact the killer features is [[gems]] - standard [[module system|packaging system]] for all [[Ruby]] libraries and frameworks.

[[wikipedia::Ruby_(programming_language)|Ruby]] is a programming language gaining some popularity in the first decade of 21st century due to lack of certain important features in [[Java]]. Some thing that these features invoke [[Talk:Blogs:JaroslavTulach:Theory:LanguagesForEvolution|duck-typing]], some like [[closures]], but in fact the killer features is [[gems]] - standard [[module system|packaging system]] for all [[Ruby]] libraries and frameworks.

== [[Tim Boudreau]] on ''walking in circles'' ==

== [[Tim Boudreau]] on ''walking in circles'' ==

* 1990's - RMI, other "object with one foot on each side of the wire" strategies - network-based objects; 2000's - gee, you have no idea what call sequence will block on network I/O - objects with one foot on each side of the wire are a horrible idea - let's do SOA instead (which is just procedural programming over sockets).

* 1990's - RMI, other "object with one foot on each side of the wire" strategies - network-based objects; 2000's - gee, you have no idea what call sequence will block on network I/O - objects with one foot on each side of the wire are a horrible idea - let's do SOA instead (which is just procedural programming over sockets).

-- Tim Boudreau

-- [[Tim Boudreau]]

== Andreas Stefik's addition ==

== Andreas Stefik's addition ==

[[wikipedia::Ruby_(programming_language)|Ruby]] is a programming language gaining some popularity in the first decade of 21st century due to lack of certain important features in [[Java]]. Some thing that these features invoke [[Talk:Blogs:JaroslavTulach:Theory:LanguagesForEvolution|duck-typing]], some like [[closures]], but in fact the killer features is [[gems]] - standard [[module system|packaging system]] for all [[Ruby]] libraries and frameworks.

[[wikipedia::Ruby_(programming_language)|Ruby]] is a programming language gaining some popularity in the first decade of 21st century due to lack of certain important features in [[Java]]. Some thing that these features invoke [[Talk:Blogs:JaroslavTulach:Theory:LanguagesForEvolution|duck-typing]], some like [[closures]], but in fact the killer features is [[gems]] - standard [[module system|packaging system]] for all [[Ruby]] libraries and frameworks.

== Tim Boudreau on ''walking in circles'' ==

== [[Tim Boudreau]] on ''walking in circles'' ==

* 1999 - Make everything an EJB!....2002: "The best way to win the J2EE game is not to play" (Bruce Tate - Better, Faster, Lighter Java)

* 1999 - Make everything an EJB!....2002: "The best way to win the J2EE game is not to play" (Bruce Tate - Better, Faster, Lighter Java)

-- Andreas Stefik

-- Andreas Stefik

Does [[Ruby]] show signs of [[Good Technology]]? I guess its ''time to market'' is excellent (blog in five minutes). The ''coolness'' is also there (or at least used to be few years ago). As far as I know the ''total cost of ownership'' is not that low as one is used to. Which may be also the reason why [[ruby]] is not as cool as it used to be anymore. At least it is my observation that the buzz has now switched elsewhere (also to parallelism, which is not [[ruby]]'s strongest point either).

Does [[Ruby]] show signs of [[Good Technology]]? I guess its ''time to market'' is excellent (blog in five minutes). The ''coolness'' is also there (or at least used to be few years ago). As far as I know the ''total cost of ownership'' is not that low as one is used to. But it takes time to find out what ''TCO'' for some technology is. But maybe people are realizing that now. Which may also be the reason why [[ruby]] is not seen as cool as it used to be. At least that is my observation: the buzz has now switched elsewhere (for example to parallelism which is not [[ruby]]'s strongest point either).

--[[User:JaroslavTulach|JaroslavTulach]] 05:30, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

--[[User:JaroslavTulach|JaroslavTulach]] 05:30, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

-- Andreas Stefik

-- Andreas Stefik

Does [[Ruby]] show signs of [[Good Technology]]? I guess its ''time to market'' is excellent (blog in five minutes). The ''coolness'' is also there (or at least used to be few years ago). As far as I know the ''total cost of ownership'' is not that low as one is used to. Which may be also the reason why [[ruby]] is not as cool as it used to be anymore (my own observation based on the feeling that the buzz has now switched to parallelism, which is also not [[ruby]]'s strongest point).

Does [[Ruby]] show signs of [[Good Technology]]? I guess its ''time to market'' is excellent (blog in five minutes). The ''coolness'' is also there (or at least used to be few years ago). As far as I know the ''total cost of ownership'' is not that low as one is used to. Which may be also the reason why [[ruby]] is not as cool as it used to be anymore. At least it is my observation that the buzz has now switched elsewhere (also to parallelism, which is not [[ruby]]'s strongest point either).

--[[User:JaroslavTulach|JaroslavTulach]] 05:30, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

--[[User:JaroslavTulach|JaroslavTulach]] 05:30, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

-- Andreas Stefik

-- Andreas Stefik

[[wikipedia::Ruby_(programming_language)|Ruby]] is a programming language gaining some popularity in the first decade of 21st century due to lack of certain important features in [[Java]]. Some thing that these features invoke [[Talk:Blogs:JaroslavTulach:Theory:LanguagesForEvolution|duck-typing]], some like [[closures]], but in fact the killer features is [[gems]] - standard [[module system|packaging system]] for all [[Ruby]] libraries and frameworks.

[[wikipedia::Ruby_(programming_language)|Ruby]] is a programming language gaining some popularity in the first decade of 21st century due to lack of certain important features in [[Java]]. Some thing that these features invoke [[Talk:Blogs:JaroslavTulach:Theory:LanguagesForEvolution|duck-typing]], some like [[closures]], but in fact the killer features is [[gems]] - standard [[module system|packaging system]] for all [[Ruby]] libraries and frameworks.

[[wikipedia::Ruby_(programming_language)|Ruby]] is a programming language gaining some popularity in the first decade of 21st century due to lack of certain important features in [[Java]]. Some thing that these features invoke [[Talk:Blogs:JaroslavTulach:Theory:LanguagesForEvolution|duck-typing]], some like closures, but in fact the killer features is [[gems]] - standard [[module system|packaging system]] for all [[Ruby]] libraries and frameworks.

[[wikipedia::Ruby_(programming_language)|Ruby]] is a programming language gaining some popularity in the first decade of 21st century due to lack of certain important features in [[Java]]. Some thing that these features invoke [[Talk:Blogs:JaroslavTulach:Theory:LanguagesForEvolution|duck-typing]], some like [[closures]], but in fact the killer features is [[gems]] - standard [[module system|packaging system]] for all [[Ruby]] libraries and frameworks.

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[[wikipedia::Ruby_(programming_language)|Ruby]] is a programming language gaining some popularity in the first decade of 21st century due to lack of certain important features in [[Java]]. Some thing that these features invoke [[Talk:Blogs:JaroslavTulach:Theory:LanguagesForEvolution|duck-typing]], some like closures, but in fact the killer features is [[gems]] - standard [[module system|packaging system]] for all [[Ruby]] libraries and frameworks.