This document discusses the history and future of the Ruby programming language. It touches on Ruby's origins in the prehistoric and classical eras, its growth during the Renaissance and modern periods, and how it may continue to evolve and compete with other technologies in the postmodern age. The author expresses a fear that Ruby could lose popularity but also a hope and dream that Ruby will continue winning users and develop new features to remain competitive.

1. History of Ruby
(Spoiler: Ruby wins)
@drnic | engineyard.com
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3. I wanted to sell
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4. Ruby We
must
Ruby win
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5. My fear
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6. My hope
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7. My dream
Ruby
Other
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8. Prehistoric
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9. Civilisation
1.
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10. Roman Expansion
stdlibs
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11. Dark Ages
ruby-dev ruby-talk
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12. Renaissance
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13. Industrial
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14. Modern
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16. My fear
Ruby
Other
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17. no real threads
Ruby
old GC slow
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18. World
Class
Rubies
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19. Postmodernist
AND
AND
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20. Is ready?
real threads
multiple GCs
MRI 1.8 or 1.9
“AND” Java
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21. Is ready?
mri 1.8.7
modern GC
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22. v2.0 soon
real threads
modern GC
MRI 1.8 or 1.9
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23. Please thank
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24. Help ruby win
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25. Pick a winner
rvm install jruby
rvm jruby
rvm install rbx
rvm rbx
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26. Pick a winner
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27. And win prizes
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28. is week only
I used @rubinius
at #railsconf
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29. Ruby We
must
Ruby win
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