I know that there are other “unofficial” Ruby implementations, like
Rubinius, jRuby, etc.
What are the advantages of one implementation over another? How do I
know which one is the most suitable for me?
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 7:50 AM, Aytug G. [email protected] wrote:
I know that there are other “unofficial” Ruby implementations, like
Rubinius, jRuby, etc.What are the advantages of one implementation over another? How do I
know which one is the most suitable for me?
JRuby has the advantages and disadvantages of the JVM.
Advantages:
- Best GC available for Ruby
- Optimizing native JIT
- Solid concurrency (parallel threads) and memory model
- Vast array of languages and libraries usable from Ruby
- Wide platform support (including GUI libraries)
Disadvantages:
- Slow startup/warmup
- Native features are often underimplemented (JVM hides most POSIX from
us) - No Ruby C extensions
And of course JRuby is still “chasing” compatibility with MRI, but
we’re rapidly narrowing the gap.
- Charlie