From: Charles Oliver Nutter <charles.nutter@...>
Date: 2008-06-08T16:35:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Desktop multi-plataform ruby app

Israel Guerra wrote:
> I hardly believe that an interpreter made in java running on a jvm will be
> as fast as a C interpreter.
> 
> 1 thing could cause that and would be a very bad work made on the CRuby and
> i don't believe that's the case.
> 
> The truth is that the convenience of the JRuby is ok for most end uses.

Try JRuby yourself and see. If it's not faster, file it as a bug. We are 
working very hard to make JRuby as fast as possible.

- Charlie