From: Charles O Nutter <headius@...>
Date: 2006-03-16T05:27:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby for Java Folks?

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I agree with what others have said about presenting Ruby, and I'd sure love
to find a good presentation I could give my own Java devs.

I'd want it to cover:
- Ruby the language, Objects, Class, cool stuff
- How Java features map to Ruby...someone else mentioned this, and it would
be a huge help, especially with examples
- JRuby would be very useful for demonstrating how Java devs can start usin=
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Ruby today. A lot of shops have standardized on "Java Only" and this is a
sneaky way to get Ruby into the mix. If anyone complains about a non-Java
language being used, you just have to mention SQL, XML, JavaScript, and so
on.

For the first item, I'd hope someone has a good hour-long walkthrough of
Ruby and why it's cool. I don't know of any such document for the second
one. Finally, we have some good demos in JRuby CVS that might help you with
that last one.


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Charles Oliver Nutter @ headius.blogspot.com
JRuby Developer @ jruby.sourceforge.net
Application Architect @ www.ventera.com

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