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Charles Nutter

Charles Nutter
JRuby Architect, Engine Yard, Inc

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Charles Oliver Nutter has been programming most of his life, as a Java developer for the past decade and as a JRuby developer for over four years. He co-leads the JRuby project, an effort to bring the beauty of Ruby and the power of the JVM together. Charles believes in open source and open standards and hopes his efforts on JRuby and other languages will ensure the JVM remains the preferred open-source managed runtime for many years to come. Charles blogs at blog.headius.com and tweets as headius on Twitter.

Sessions

10:40am Monday, 07/25/2011
JRuby: Pushing the Java Platform Further
Java: JVM
 Location: A105
Tags: ruby, performance, programming, emerging_languages, rails, jvm, jruby, native_libraries
Charles Nutter (Engine Yard, Inc)
Average rating: ****.
(4.50, 2 ratings)
JRuby is just a Ruby implementation for the JVM, right? Wrong! JRuby has gone well beyond other language implementations by supporting arbitrarily-encoded strings, native library calls, reloadable applications, and much more. This talk will explore how JRuby is pushing the JVM and Java platform in new directions, and how you can take advantage of this new power. Read more.
10:40am Wednesday, 07/27/2011
JVM Bytecode for Dummies
Java: JVM
 Location: Oregon Ballroom 201
Tags: java, programming, jvm, jvm_bytecode, bytecode
Charles Nutter (Engine Yard, Inc)
Average rating: ****.
(4.00, 7 ratings)
You've written applications for the JVM, using various frameworks and maybe even various languages. You understand how to rig up the CLASSPATH, get .class files to load, compile source, and set up an IDE. But you've always wanted a better understanding of the plumbing underneath. How does JVM bytecode work? What happens to bytecode after you hand it off to the JVM? Read more.