Distilling JRuby: Tracking Scope September 25, 2009·22 mins Part Two in my “Distilling JRuby” series talks about how variable scope is tracked inside the JRuby runtime.
Distilling JRuby: Method Dispatching 101 September 16, 2009·13 mins Part One in my “Distilling JRuby” series covers the “basics” in method to method dispatching in JRuby
Harnessing Java varArgs on Non-VarArgs Methods September 11, 2009·3 mins A technique for cleaning up array method parameter syntax from the outside.
Brackets in Java Annotation Parameters September 10, 2009·1 min A tip for reducing the noise in annotation parameter values.
Taking Advantage of Java in JRuby September 09, 2009·5 mins I show how you can use Java libraries in your Ruby application for the betterment of your sanity.