# Jruby or Ruby(1.9.1) with Rails for lots of Java Backends

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-or-ruby-1-9-1-with-rails-for-lots-of-java-backends/191883>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 20, 2010, 8:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-or-ruby-1-9-1-with-rails-for-lots-of-java-backends/191883 "2010-07-20T08:38:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![YoonSung\_Hong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/6a8cbe/32.png) [@YoonSung\_Hong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/YoonSung_Hong)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 8:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-or-ruby-1-9-1-with-rails-for-lots-of-java-backends/191883/1 "2010-07-20T08:38:08Z")

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Hello,

I’m working on a project that requires a lot of web triggered java  
applications. For instance, when a user click a search button, I call  
java from Rails to do the heavy weight. Is it troublesome to call java  
application from ruby(on rails)? Can Jruby simplify calling java  
application and, further more, will it give more flexibility with my  
java backend applications?

Also, I wonder that Jruby with Rails is stable and fast. In fact, Ruby  
1.9.1 is much faster than the previous version and more stable(?, I  
guess compare to Jruby). What would you recommend in this situation?

Thanks guys!

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**Author:** ![YoonSung\_Hong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/6a8cbe/32.png) [@YoonSung\_Hong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/YoonSung_Hong)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 10:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-or-ruby-1-9-1-with-rails-for-lots-of-java-backends/191883/2 "2010-07-20T10:01:51Z")

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