This document discusses performance optimization in Ruby. It provides 6 tips for optimizing Ruby code, including always having benchmarking tests, upgrading to newer Ruby versions, trying alternative Ruby implementations like JRuby, profiling methods, identifying bottlenecks, and considering alternative languages like Elixir. It also lists some tools for profiling Ruby code, such as MethodProfiler, KCacheGrind, RubyProf, and DTrace.