I found an interesting blog entry from Charles Nutter (one of the top 3 JRuby guys in my book) about what he would change in Ruby if he could.

Here’s the link:
http://headius.blogspot.com/2007/04/
what-would-i-will-i-change-about-ruby.html

I’ve been discussing this with some folks and we see 3 really strong points in this entry that would be helpful in moving Ruby forward.

(1) There are a few things in Ruby that need to be changed to make implementations more flexible.

(2) Ruby needs a spec.

(3) Ruby needs an organization.

What do you guys think? /LC

Hi there,

I’m new to DevChix and wanted to introduce myself. I work at IBM in the CTO Office (Information Management Group) working on lots of different things – open source community building, researching emerging technologies and languages, and looking at stuff generally cool around open source. It’s a pretty fun job, and I love that I get to geek out on a daily basis I’m not a coder, but I do lots of technical research and work with developers on a daily basis.

Right now I’m looking at different projects and products using/integrating Ruby/Rails into their development strategy and how different companies are using these technologies to do things better than they did in the past. I’m relatively new to the Ruby/Rails community (coming from the 5 years on the Java side of things) and always looking for new blogs or resources to follow.

I’m really excited to be a part of this group, and can’t wait to start virtually meeting some of you.

Best,

Lauren