Ruby is Dead

A tongue in cheek talk to start the discussion period of the December 4th vienna.rb meetup.

Transcript

1. Ruby is Dead @mraaroncruz http://wirsing.io
2. Ruby is Dead @mraaroncruz http://wirsing.io X X
3. Moore’s Law
4. Moore’s Law the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years
5. As Chips Get Smaller I’m right!
6. The Probability of Failure Goes up I’m right! I’m right!
7. The Probability of Failure Goes up I’m right! I’m right! I’m wrong :( I’m wrong :(
8. The Probability of Failure Goes up I’m right! I’m right! I’m wrong :( I’m wrong :( This is very inefficient
9. The GIL
10. Great Article about the GIL http://bit.ly/viennarb-gil
11. The GIL exists to make our lives easier
12. Why do we even use Ruby?
13. [Computer programmers] are focusing on machines. But in fact we need to focus on humans, on how humans care about doing programming or operating the application of the machines. We are the masters. They are the slaves. -- Matz It is for humans
14. MINASWAN The Community
15. It makes us happy
16. What don’t we like about Ruby?
17. Ruby is Slow
18. Ruby is Slow
19. You want proof?
20. Lots of companies are leaving Ruby.
22. Ruby isn’t bulletproof
23. Let’s look at some other solutions
24. multicore memory mgmt productive faster? Go yes no yes depends Elixir yes no yes depends Rust yes yes dunno depends Clojure yes no yes depends
25. So… Let’s get to some questions
26. Where does Ruby fit in?
27. Are the tradeoffs worth it?
28. Why do you use Ruby?
29. X X
30. X X
31. O O
32. O O Is Dead Ruby
33. O O Is Dead Ruby ?