http://rubiverse.com/ Discussion of all things Ruby-related. 2011-05-16T11:04:03-06:00 Mike Moore mike@rubiverse.com http://rubiverse.com/ http://rubiverse.com/images/thumbnail.png en-us http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ Mike Moore ruby,rails,agile,enterprise,code,design,fun Technology/Developers Technology/Computers http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ mike@rubiverse.com Mike Moore Mike Moore ruby,rails,agile,enterprise,code,design,fun All your Ruby are belong to us. Discussion of all things Ruby-related. Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/h7oeUFr5AOg/11-wayne-seguin-on-rvm-and-bdsm <p><a href="http://beginrescueend.com/">Wayne E. Seguin</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/wayneeseguin">twitter</a>, <a href="http://github.com/wayneeseguin">github</a>) is a <a href="http://rubyheroes.com/heroes">Ruby Hero</a> and creator of RVM.</p> <p>In this episode we discuss programming the following:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/">RVM</a></li> <li>Going procedural with shell scripting (functions, strings and processes)</li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX">The POSIX standard</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/">Bash</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zsh.org/">Z shell</a></li> <li><a href="http://bdsm.beginrescueend.com/">BDSM</a></li> <li>RVM Support <ul> <li><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#rvm">IRC</a></li> <li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/rubyversionmanager/">Mailing list</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> <p>This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://www.rubythreads.com/">Ruby Threads</a>. You like Ruby. You like t-shirts. You'll like our <a href="http://www.rubythreads.com/">Ruby t-shirts</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/h7oeUFr5AOg" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/11-wayne-seguin-on-rvm-and-bdsm 2011-05-16T11:00:00-06:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 11 In this episode I talk with wayne Seguin about RVM and BDSM. Recorded on 04 May 2011 and published on 16 May 2011. ruby,rvm,bdsm,bash,zsh http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/11-wayne-seguin-on-rvm-and-bdsmhttp://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-11-wayne-seguin-on-rvm-and-bdsm.mp3 Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/FRX0JQu4qHc/10-nathan-esquenazi-on-padrino <p><a href="http://nesquena.github.com/">Nathan Esquenazi</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/nesquena">twitter</a>, <a href="http://github.com/nesquena">github</a>) helped start <a href="http://www.padrinorb.com/">Padrino</a>, a modular Ruby web framework built on Sinatra.</p> <p>Here are some of the items discussed in this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.padrinorb.com/">Padrino</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sinatrarb.com/">Sinatra</a></li> <li><a href="http://rack.rubyforge.org/">Rack</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/nesquena/sinatra_more">sinatra_more</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="http://www.padrinorb.com/pages/why#mountable-applications">Mountable Applications</a></li> <li>Building modular web applications</li> <li>Moving towards a 1.0 release</li> </ul> <p>This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://rubywebconf.org/">Ruby Web Conference</a>, a regional Ruby conference specific to building web applications in Ruby. The <a href="http://rubywebconf.org/">Call For Proposals</a> opens soon.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/FRX0JQu4qHc" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/10-nathan-esquenazi-on-padrino 2011-05-06T11:00:00-06:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 10 In this episode I talk with Nathan Esquenazi about the web framework Padrino Recorded on 29 Apr 2011 and published on 06 May 2011. ruby,padrino,sinatra,rack,rails http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/10-nathan-esquenazi-on-padrinohttp://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-10-nathan-esquenazi-on-padrino.mp3 Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/N-tAYAr9EYc/9-brian-ford-on-rubinius <p><a href="http://blog.brightredglow.com/">Brian Ford</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/brixen">twitter</a>, <a href="http://github.com/brixen">github</a>) is a prolific hacker and long time contributor to <a href="http://rubini.us/">Rubinius</a>.</p> <p>Here are some of the items discussed in this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://rubyspec.org/">RubySpec</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://rubytests.rubyforge.org/">Rubicon</a></li> <li><a href="http://bfts.rubyforge.org/svn/bfts/"><span class="caps">BFTS</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="http://ruby-std.netlab.jp/">Ruby Specification</a></li> <li><a href="http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby/programming-ruby">Pickaxe</a></li> <li><a href="http://llvm.org/">LLVM Compiler Infrastructure</a></li> <li><a href="http://razzledazzle.it/1:origin-story/3:rubinius">The History of Rubinius</a></li> <li><a href="http://rubini.us/2011/02/25/why-use-rubinius/">Why Use Rubinius</a></li> <li><a href="http://rubini.us/blog/">Rubinius Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/evanphx/rubinius/tree/hydra">The Hydra Branch</a></li> </ul> <p>This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://www.rubythreads.com/">Ruby Threads</a>. Show your Rubyist pride with a <a href="http://www.rubythreads.com/">Ruby t-shirt</a>!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/N-tAYAr9EYc" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/9-brian-ford-on-rubinius 2011-05-03T06:00:00-06:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 9 In this episode I talk with Brian Ford about Rubinius. Recorded on 27 Apr 2011 and published on 03 May 2011. ruby,rubinius http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/9-brian-ford-on-rubiniushttp://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-9-brian-ford-on-rubinius.mp3 Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/2oj5GrL7114/8-dave-hoover-on-software-craftsmanship <p><a href="http://redsquirrel.com/dave/">Dave Hoover</a> is the co-author of the upcoming <a href="http://softwarecraftsmanship.oreilly.com/">Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance For The Aspiring Software Craftsman</a> book and is active in organizing the Software Craftsmanship movement.</p> <p>Here are some of the items discussed in this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Craftsmanship">Software Craftsmanship</a></li> <li><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=C9vvHV1lIawC">Software Craftsmanship: The New Imperative</a></li> <li><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=G8EL4H4vf7UC">Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change</a></li> <li>Mentors and Apprenticeship</li> <li>&#8220;I&#8217;m finding it spectacularly entertaining watching XP meme after meme bleed into the Ruby fraternity.&#8221; &#8211; <a href="http://twitter.com/alancfrancis/status/1258147907">@alancfrancis</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.jayfields.com/2009/01/fowler-effect.html">The Fowler Effect</a></li> <li><a href="http://manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org/">Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship</a></li> <li>The New Left Side</li> <li><a href="http://devlicio.us/blogs/sergio_pereira/archive/2009/02/14/video-xp-after-10-years-why-are-we-still-talking-about-it.aspx">XP: After 10 years, why are we still talking about it?</a></li> <li><a href="http://softwarecraftsmanship.oreilly.com/">Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance For The Aspiring Software Craftsman</a></li> <li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/software_craftsmanship">Software Craftsmanship Mailing List</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/2oj5GrL7114" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/8-dave-hoover-on-software-craftsmanship 2009-03-26T21:00:00-06:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 8 In this episode I talk with Dave Hoover on Software Craftsmanship. Recorded on 11 Mar 2009 and published on 26 Mar 2009. ruby,software craftsmanship,agile,xp,scrum http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/8-dave-hoover-on-software-craftsmanshiphttp://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-8-dave-hoover-on-software-craftsmanship.mp3 Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/3knFAwJV7SM/7-charles-nutter-on-jruby-1.2 <p><a href="http://blog.headius.com/">Charles Nutter</a> is the co-lead for the <a href="http://jruby.codehaus.org/">JRuby</a> project that implements Ruby on the Java Virtual Machine.</p> <p>Here are some of the items discussed in this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://jruby.codehaus.org/">JRuby</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.headius.com/2009/03/compiling-ruby-to-java-types.html">Compiling Ruby to Java Types</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.headius.com/2009/03/more-compiling-ruby-to-java-types.html">More Compiling Ruby to Java Types</a></li> <li><a href="http://rubyconf2008.confreaks.com/how-ruby-can-be-fast.html">RubyConf 2008: How Ruby Can Be Fast</a></li> <li><a href="http://kenai.com/projects/duby">Duby</a></li> <li><a href="http://kenai.com/projects/jvmscript">BiteScript</a></li> <li><a href="http://chadfowler.com/2009/3/10/railsconf-speaker-interview-charlie-nutter-and-evan-phoenix">RailsConf Speaker Interview: Charlie Nutter and Evan Phoenix</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/3knFAwJV7SM" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/7-charles-nutter-on-jruby-1.2 2009-03-17T10:00:00-06:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 7 In this episode I talk with Charles Nutter about JRuby 1.2. Recorded on 16 Mar 2009 and published on 17 Mar 2009. ruby,jruby,jvm,java,scala,glassfish,rails http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/7-charles-nutter-on-jruby-1.2http://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-7-charles-nutter-on-jruby-1.2.mp3 Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/m6DAav2h61w/6-obie-fernandez-on-rails-maturity-model <p><a href="http://obiefernandez.com/">Obie Fernandez</a> is the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rails-Way-Addison-Wesley-Professional-Ruby/dp/0321445619">The Rails Way</a> and started the successful <a href="http://www.hashrocket.com/">Hashrocket</a> consultancy. He recently created a bit of a stir with his proposed <a href="http://railsmaturitymodel.com/">Rails Maturity Model</a>. Obie was kind enough to take a few minutes and discuss RMM and the Ruby community&#8217;s reaction to it with me.</p> <p>Here are some of the items discussed in this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/rails-business">Rails Business Mailing List</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/rails-business/t/c9deddb7aca451bc">top rails shops by reputation?</a></li> <li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/rails-business/t/e24cfda7947fda10">Introducing RMM, the Rails Maturity Model</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capability_Maturity_Model_Integration">Capability Maturity Model Integration</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.obiefernandez.com/content/2009/02/rails-maturity-model.html">Apology for a Rails Maturity Model</a></li> <li><a href="http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2009/02/obie-no.html">Obie: NO</a></li> <li><a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=rmm">RMM on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sparkboxx.com/sparkboxx/2009/02/rails-maturity-model-certification-and-the-rails-ecosystem.html">Rails Maturity Model, Certification and the Rails Ecosystem</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.renaebair.com/2009/02/17/rails-is-not-a-cult-or-a-ghetto-for-that-matter/" title="or a ghetto, for that matter">Rails Is Not a Cult</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.obiefernandez.com/content/2009/02/rmm-behind-the-scenes.html">RMM Behind the Scenes</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.obiefernandez.com/content/2009/02/morning-standup-at-hashrocket.html">Morning Standup at Hashrocket</a></li> <li><a href="http://railsmaturitymodel.com/">Rails Maturity Model</a></li> </ul> <p><em>Apologies for the hammering noise during part of the episode. I tried to remove as much of it as I could.</em></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/m6DAav2h61w" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/6-obie-fernandez-on-rails-maturity-model 2009-02-19T09:30:00-07:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 6 In this episode I talk with Obie Fernandez about the Rails Maturity Model. Recorded on 18 Feb 2009 and published on 19 Feb 2009. ruby,rails,rmm,pairprogramming,xp http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/6-obie-fernandez-on-rails-maturity-modelhttp://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-6-obie-fernandez-on-rails-maturity-model.mp3 Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/R3xe8zF24Us/5-ola-bini-on-polyglot-programming <p><a href="http://ola-bini.blogspot.com/">Ola Bini</a> is a core member of the <a href="http://jruby.codehaus.org/">JRuby</a> development team and an <a href="http://ola-bini.blogspot.com/2008/01/language-explorations.html">advocate</a> for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyglot_(computing)">Polyglot Programming</a>. He was hired by ThoughtWorks in 2007 to work on Ruby and JRuby.</p> <p>In this conversation we talk about what polyglot programming is and why we shouldn't settle for the one true programming language. We also discuss how this approach is useful, specifically using Ruby on top of other platforms such as the JVM and the .NET framework.</p> <p>Ola presents the an approach to use different languages for different tiers within an application. He suggests breaking applications up into the following layers:</p> <ul> <li><strong>DSL Layer</strong> - one DSL per per technical domain, typically an internal DSL built in your application layer's language</li> <li><strong>Application Layer</strong> - where the majority of your business rules are defined, typically a dynamic language implemented on top of your static language platform</li> <li><strong>System Layer</strong> - the static language platform and runtime the application runs on, where performance optimizations can be made if necessary</li> </ul> <p>We also discussed real world examples of this approach. And whether this approach adds additional complexity for IS organizations to manage. Ola has been described to me as "scary smart", and he does not disappoint in our conversation. I really appreciate him taking the time to talk to me about polyglot programming and had alot of fun talking to him.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/R3xe8zF24Us" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/5-ola-bini-on-polyglot-programming 2008-02-27T13:00:00-07:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 5 In this episode I talk to Ola Bini about Polyglot Programming. Recorded on 11 Feb 2008 and published on 27 Feb 2008. ruby,polyglot,jruby http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/5-ola-bini-on-polyglot-programminghttp://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-5-ola-bini-on-polyglot-programming.mp3 Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/NUqNUqF6M5Y/4-zed-shaw-on-leaving-ruby <p><a href="http://www.zedshaw.com/">Zed Shaw</a> created quite a stir in the Ruby and Rails communities recently with the release of his rant <a href="http://www.zedshaw.com/rants/rails_is_a_ghetto.html">Rails Is A Ghetto</a>. Zed was the primary driving force behind <a href="http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/">Mongrel</a>, the web server written in Ruby (and C) that is used by many to run their Ruby on Rails sites. He also <a href="http://blog.nicksieger.com/articles/2006/10/21/rubyconf-zed-shaw-fuzzing">spoke at RubyConf 2006</a> about security and another library he wrote: <a href="http://rfuzz.rubyforge.org/">RFuzz</a>.</p> <p>So why would such a valued contributor turn on the community in such a public way? It turns out Zed has his reasons. In this podcast we talk about Zed's rant and the affect it had on him and those in the community. We also discuss his thoughts about subjects from what he wants to see from conferences to how to "fix" Ruby to sacrificing golden cows. Zed is always interesting to listen to, and I'm glad he was gracious enough to talk with me.</p> <p>Zed has some points to make and does so with much colorful language. I normally bleep out expletives, but with Zed it didn't feel right (and there are so many it would have taken a long time). If you are <a href="http://blog.wekeroad.com/2007/10/10/imploding-rails-jesus-dhh-and-the-uncle-ben-principle/">offended</a> by <a href="http://www.loudthinking.com/posts/15-potty-mouths">potty</a> <a href="http://blog.wekeroad.com/2007/10/12/oh-look-darth-vaders-wearing-black-today/">language</a>, you may want to skip this one.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/NUqNUqF6M5Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/4-zed-shaw-on-leaving-ruby 2008-01-31T07:30:00-07:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 4 In this episode I talk to Zed Shaw about his rant. Recorded on 06 Jan 2008 and published on 31 Jan 2008. rails,zedshaw,rant http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/4-zed-shaw-on-leaving-rubyhttp://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-4-zed-shaw-on-leaving-ruby.mp3 Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/et-o6Ot36Xo/3-evan-phoenix-on-rubinius <p>I recently talked with <a href="http://blog.fallingsnow.net/">Evan Phoenix</a> about the <a href="http://rubini.us/">Rubinius</a> project. Rubinius is an alternate implementation of Ruby using many of the implementation approaches used by Smalltalk. Rubinius has the eventual goal of being self-hosting; or writing Ruby in Ruby.</p> <p>Listen as Evan describes how Rubinius started as:</p> <blockquote>There's this thing, it seems kinda cool. Wow, I typed it in, but I don't really know where it is going.</blockquote> <p>And eventually grew to:</p> <blockquote>It could replace MRI.</blockquote> <p>Thanks again to Evan for talking with me. I really enjoyed our conversation.</p> <h3>Additional Interviews</h3> <p>You can watch Evan at the <a href="http://mtnwestruby.org/">MountainWest RubyConf</a> on the <a href="http://mtnwestrubyconf2007.confreaks.com/session04.html">Ruby Implementers Panel</a> from earlier this year. And you will soon be able to see his mid-morning "keynote" at this year's RubyConf where he discusses Rubinius.</p> <p>Here are some additional interviews about Rubinius from <a href="http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/">Pat Eyler</a>:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2006/12/rubinius-interview.html">Rubinius Interview</a></li> <li><a href="http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2006/12/rubinius-serial-interview-part-i.html">Rubinius Serial Interview Episode I</a></li> <li><a href="http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2006/12/rubinius-serial-interview-episode-ii.html">Rubinius Serial Interview Episode II</a></li> <li><a href="http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2007/01/rubinius-serial-interview-episode-iii.html">Rubinius Serial Interview Episode III</a></li> <li><a href="http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2007/01/rubinius-serial-interview-episode-iv.html">Rubinius Serial Interview Episode IV</a></li> <li><a href="http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2007/01/serial-rubinius-interview-episode-v.html">Rubinius Serial Interview Episode V</a></li> <li><a href="http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2007/01/rubinius-serial-interview-episode-vi.html">Rubinius Serial Interview Episode VI</a></li> <li><a href="http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2007/02/serial-rubinius-interview-episode-vii.html">Rubinius Serial Interview Episode VII</a></li> <li><a href="http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2007/09/rubinius-sprint-interview.html">Rubinius Sprint Interview</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/et-o6Ot36Xo" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/3-evan-phoenix-on-rubinius 2007-11-09T13:30:00-07:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 3 In this episode I talk to Evan Phoenix about Rubinius. Recorded on 08 Nov 2007 and published on 09 Nov 2007. ruby,rubinius http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/3-evan-phoenix-on-rubiniushttp://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-3-evan-phoenix-on-rubinius.mp3 Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/uUdrLYc7lNU/2-scott-bellware-on-microsoft-and-ruby <p><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/scott.bellware/">Scott Bellware</a> is a senior architect, prolific blogger, and a Microsoft MVP. He routinely travels the country teaching developers how to improve software quality and the developer experience by applying Agile practices. He is also the founder of the <a href="http://altnetconf.com/">ALT.NET Conference</a> focused on Open Source and Agile/XP within .NET.</p> <p>Scott was kind enough to take sometime to speak with me about Ruby's influence on him, his company, the .NET community and Microsoft. He has recently gained attention in the .NET community for blogging about his transition away from ASP.NET and towards Ruby on Rails. In out discussion he offers an intriguing glimpse into the inner workings of the .NET community and developer's relationship with Microsoft.</p> <p>I'd like to thank Scott for talking with me and being patient while I took my own sweet time getting the podcast ready. I very much enjoyed talking with him and look forward to attending the ALT.NET conference.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/uUdrLYc7lNU" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/2-scott-bellware-on-microsoft-and-ruby 2007-09-17T09:00:00-06:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 2 In this episode, I talk with Scott Bellware about Ruby in the Microsoft world. Recorded on 21 Aug 2007 and published on 17 Sep 2007. ruby,rails,ironruby http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/2-scott-bellware-on-microsoft-and-rubyhttp://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-2-scott-bellware-on-microsoft-and-ruby.mp3 Mike Moore - mike@rubiverse.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubiverse/~3/v5G0Zcxk-0o/1-john-lam-on-ironruby <p><a href="http://www.iunknown.com/">John Lam</a> was gracious enough to take an hour and talk on the phone with me about the <a href="http://www.ironruby.net/">IronRuby</a>, the <span class="caps">DLR</span>, and Silverlight. In this episode we cover some of the following topics:</p> <ol> <li>Differences between IronRuby and Matz&#8217; Ruby/MRI</li> <li>RubyGems</li> <li>Community contributions</li> <li>Continuations/ObjectSpace</li> <li>RubySpec</li> <li>Singleton/Eigenclass on top of the <span class="caps">DLR</span></li> <li>Interpreted vs. Compiled</li> <li>IDEs</li> <li>Rails Compatibility</li> <li>IActiveScriptHost and PowerShell</li> </ol> <p>Thanks again to John for discussing IronRuby. I look forward to getting my hands on the IronRuby bits on July 28th. Especially after Scott Hanselman refused to let me take the IronRuby bits at RailsConf! ;)</p> <h3>Additional Interviews</h3> <p>You can hear more about what John has to say about IronRuby here:</p> <ol> <li><a href="http://sessions.visitmix.com/default.asp?event=1011&amp;session=2012&amp;pid=DEV02&amp;disc=&amp;id=1511&amp;year=2007&amp;search=DEV02">Just Glue It! Ruby and the <span class="caps">DLR</span> in Silverlight</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/04/30/a-conversation-with-john-lam-about-the-dynamic-language-runtime-silverlight-and-ruby/">A conversation with John Lam about the dynamic language runtime, Silverlight, and Ruby</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.timheuer.com/blog/archive/2007/04/30/14059.aspx">ruby for .net and an interview with john lam</a></li> <li><a href="http://port25.technet.com/archive/2007/04/30/ironruby.aspx">Talking Ruby and Dynamic Language Support with John Lam</a></li> </ol><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rubiverse/~4/v5G0Zcxk-0o" height="1" width="1"/> http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/1-john-lam-on-ironruby 2007-06-01T17:10:00-06:00 Mike Moore Rubiverse Podcast Episode 1 In this episode I talk to Microsoft's John Lam about IronRuby and the DLR. Recorded on 15 May 2007 and published on 01 Jun 2007. ruby,ironruby,dlr http://rubiverse.com/podcasts/1-john-lam-on-ironrubyhttp://www.archive.org/download/RubiversePodcast/rubiverse-1-john-lam-on-ironruby.mp3