Whether we see the face of this in Ruby some day or not, I'm just really glad people are putting effort and work into making Ruby faster. Whatever you can do an

Whether we see the face of this in Ruby some day or not, I'm just really glad people are putting effort and work into making Ruby faster. Whatever you can do and say about the language, the fact remains that sometimes, the productivity and expressivity you gain by using it is quite simply overshadowed by the weight and sluggishness of the code it helps you produce.