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MagLev is Gemstone/S for Ruby: 6x-60x faster VM, OODB, and more...

• nickb 18y ago
  Can't wait! Avi Bryant is part of this team so I'm sure they will deliver something amazing.
  • gaika 18y ago
    They had this amazing technology for 10+ years, for some reason few people know or use it. 8 years ago we tried it with java, everybody was so exited, until managment shut it down because they guessed nobody else would use it. Hopefully Ruby and Rails can change this stigma.
  • avibryant 18y ago
    I think I have to mod you up for that.
    • ben 18y ago
      Silly man.
    • nickb 18y ago
      haha :D
• ericb 18y ago
  What is maglev exactly? Googling for these items gets bogged down in the results for their namesakes. Can someone 'splain this for me?
  • nickb 18y ago
    "MagLev... Ruby runtime based on Smalltalk VM" http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/04/maglev-gemstone-builds-ruby http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/04/maglev-gemstone-builds-rub...
  • gaika 18y ago
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemstone_Database_Management_System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemstone_Database_Management_Sy... only for Ruby
  • subwindow 18y ago
    This stuff is brand new. Obie is essentially blogging the announcement straight from RailsConf. More press will come soon, I'm sure.