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Ruby has threads, when networking the GIL doesn't matter since the threads will context switch. For a company like Shopify paying for an extra 50 servers is lik
by joelbluminator 8y ago
Ruby has threads, when networking the GIL doesn't matter since the threads will context switch. For a company like Shopify paying for an extra 50 servers is like hiring one developer, I don't think it has much significance to them.
- anotheramala 8y agoJRuby can solve that problem. Threading in Ruby. Some companies do use it: https://github.com/jruby/jruby/wiki/SuccessStories https://github.com/jruby/jruby/wiki/SuccessStories