5 Random Ruby Tips

A selection of tips and tricks for working with the Ruby programming language, as presented at the November 2013 meeting of the Singapore Ruby Group.

Copyright 2013 Chong-Yee Khoo. All rights reserved.

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1. 5 Random Ruby Tips Dr Khoo Chong Yee @CantabIP
3. Bundler 1.4.0 Parallel Installs gem install bundler --pre bundle install -j4 ! http://tinyurl.com/parallel-bundler (Sikachu blog) http://tinyurl.com/heroku-bundler (Heroku buildpack)
4. Bundle Console Start an irb session with all gems in Gemfile Great for gem development ! bundle console
5. Tweak Ruby GC Settings • http://tinyurl.com/ruby-gc (Fred Wu blog) • Set environment variables, e.g., in .zshrc • RUBY_GC_MALLOC_LIMIT • RUBY_HEAP_MIN_SLOTS • RUBY_FREE_MIN • 4064 examples • before 2m 24.5s • after 1m 22.58s • 42.8% faster!
6. Keep Ruby Notes in Evernote • Tag them “Random Ruby Tips” • Volunteer for the next talk!