Java Posse 99 5
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2007-01-17 22:47
Summary
Terms and technologies mentioned inhttp://www.javaposse.com/index.php?post_id=171709
of The Java Posse podcast.
Attend episode 100
Fans of the podcast can attend the recording of episode 100.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Location | Googleplex, Tech Talk 42 (in Building 42) |
| Time | 6.30pm on Jan 22, 2007 |
| Cost | free |
| If you plan to attend | let them know through the Java Posse Google group |
Interviewees and topic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Interviewees | Charles Oliver Nutter, Thomas Enebo |
| Their employer | Sun |
| Ruby | Popular scripting language |
| JRuby | runs Ruby in the JVM |
| Can JRuby use Java objects? | yes |
JRuby
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does JRuby support Rails? | mostly |
| ActiveRecord | DB api used by Ruby |
| Rails | (Ruby on Rails) web UI framework for Ruby |
| Rake | Ruby's build tool |
| Ruby Gems | Ruby packing system |
More JRuby
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| JRake | Rake for JRuby |
| DRB | Distributed Ruby (Ruby-based OO RPC) |
| Open classes | allows adding/modifying a class' methods at runtime |
| Blocks and closures | 2 types of nameless function in Ruby |
| JSR 223 | Scripting API for the Java Platform |
