With all the recent press given to Git and GitHub, I thought it worth mentioning that, while the main Rubinius Git repository continues to be hosted at git.rubini.us, there is now a post-commit hook that pushes all commits onto the Rubinius GitHub repository. So you can now take advantage of the great GitHub features such as [...]

With all the recent press given to Git and GitHub, I thought it worth mentioning that, while the main Rubinius Git repository continues to be hosted at git.rubini.us, there is now a post-commit hook that pushes all commits onto the Rubinius GitHub repository. So you can now take advantage of the great GitHub features such as [...]

Some big changes are underway on the Rubinius VM at present: Shotgun is being completely rewritten! This change was brought about by some fairly significant rework required in order to change the behavior of argument evaluation in method calls. Currently, Rubinius evaluates method arguments from right-to-left, whereas MatzRuby and JRuby...

Some big changes are underway on the Rubinius VM at present: Shotgun is being completely rewritten! This change was brought about by some fairly significant rework required in order to change the behavior of argument evaluation in method calls. Currently, Rubinius evaluates method arguments from right-to-left, whereas MatzRuby and JRuby...

I had intended to write a post in the near future about why building Rubinius in Ruby was important - but I see today that Mathieu Martin has beaten me to it, with the first in a series of articles on Rubinius. In Part 1: Rubies all the way down, he makes the case for [...]

I had intended to write a post in the near future about why building Rubinius in Ruby was important - but I see today that Mathieu Martin has beaten me to it, with the first in a series of articles on Rubinius. In Part 1: Rubies all the way down, he makes the case for [...]

In part 1 of this post, we introduced the concept of Rubinius SendSites and looked at the Ruby class / C struct used to represent them; in part 2, we will be looking at the life-cycle of SendSite objects, and in particular, how they are used to optimise the method dispatch process. SendSite Instantiation The lifecycle of [...]

In part 1 of this post, we introduced the concept of Rubinius SendSites and looked at the Ruby class / C struct used to represent them; in part 2, we will be looking at the life-cycle of SendSite objects, and in particular, how they are used to optimise the method dispatch process. SendSite Instantiation The lifecycle of [...]

Recently, Rubinius switched from using a simple method dispatch caching mechanism to using a significantly more powerful mechanism known as a SendSite. Over the next couple of posts, we’ll look into the Rubinius SendSite implementation, commencing with an overview of what SendSites are in part 1. In part 2, we’ll examine how...

Recently, Rubinius switched from using a simple method dispatch caching mechanism to using a significantly more powerful mechanism known as a SendSite. Over the next couple of posts, we’ll look into the Rubinius SendSite implementation, commencing with an overview of what SendSites are in part 1. In part 2, we’ll examine how...

As I stated in my introductory post, I intend with this blog to delve into some of the implementation details of Rubinius. However, as I’ve contemplated various topics to write about, I’ve realised I first need to introduce some of the core underlying concepts and (Ruby) classes unique to Rubinius. The most important of these (and [...]

As I stated in my introductory post, I intend with this blog to delve into some of the implementation details of Rubinius. However, as I’ve contemplated various topics to write about, I’ve realised I first need to introduce some of the core underlying concepts and (Ruby) classes unique to Rubinius. The most important of these (and [...]

I guess it’s kind of traditional to start a blog with a bit of background about the who, what, and why… so here goes! Who: I’m an IT consultant with a degree in Economics and a Computer Science major. Mostly I work in the Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing space, but I also like to build [...]

I guess it’s kind of traditional to start a blog with a bit of background about the who, what, and why… so here goes! Who: I’m an IT consultant with a degree in Economics and a Computer Science major. Mostly I work in the Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing space, but I also like to build [...]