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JRuby: An Introduction

JRuby is a 100 percent Java implementation of the Ruby interpreter, and while it does not have all the features of Ruby it does have most of built-in classes of the language. Read more »

Tags: java, ruby

Meta-Programming with Ruby

See how to define and invoke Ruby methods, and how to use Ruby meta-programming to create new classes on the fly, so that you have most of the tools you need for domain-specific language generation. Read more »

Modules and Introspection with Ruby

The Ruby language has a number of features that make it easy to organise code in ways that avoid duplication and makes your expressions clear and easy to understand. Read more »

Looking ahead to IronRuby

Many of us are forced (for good or ill) to code within the .NET ecosystem. With the impending release of IronRuby, .NET developers will finally be able to try this interpreted, flexible and object oriented language without giving up Visual Studio or the advantages of the .NET framework. Read more »

Kicking off with Ruby

What is Ruby and why is it useful? This article will touch on the history and features of the Ruby language, and some of the reasons you might want to have a deeper look at Ruby. Read more »

Achieve quick solutions with this Ruby in the rough

The Ruby-interpreted scripting language is an easy-to-learn environment for quickly developing object-oriented applications. Learn more about Ruby in this article from Builder.com Read more »

Ruby on Rails Explained

There are plenty of frameworks around but Ruby on Rails is a new breed, focused on productivity not language. Simon Jackson explains what makes it different. Read more »

Ruby on Rails: The importance of being 1.0

We speak to David Heinemeier Hansson about the merits of open source, why Ruby on Rails should really be at 2.0 by now and how logic should keep out of the database. Read more »

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  • Lana Kovacevic What's new in GWT 1.5?

    I recently wrote an introduction to the Google Web Toolkit based on Lars Rasmussen's session at the Google Developer Day 2008 in Sydney. Following the introductory session Lars gave us a deeper insight into GWT, particularly what's new in version 1.5. Read more »

    -- posted by Lana Kovacevic

  • Lana Kovacevic The Portal of the Future

    At this year's Gartner Application Development, Integration and Web Services Summit, I attended Gene Phifer talk: "Portal of the Future: What's Beyond Web 2.0?". Read more »

    -- posted by Lana Kovacevic

  • Staff Google's new foray into image search

    Google is developing visual crawling software that can be used for facial recognition and scene analysis. In addition images can be matched with display ads and utilise geotagging information for various applications. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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