http://simonwillison.net/2009-04-08T14:08:29+00:00Simon Willison2009-04-08T14:08:29+00:002009-04-08T14:08:29+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Apr/8/dynamic/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://olabini.com/blog/2009/04/dynamic-languages-on-google-app-engine-an-overview/">Dynamic languages on Google App Engine - an overview</a></strong></p> Ola Bini’s notes on exploring the new Java support for App Engine with the aim of getting JVM dynamic languages such as JRuby running. Restrictions include a complete lack of threads (which will make it hard to get Scala up and running), but JRuby trunk now works without modification. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google">google</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-app-engine">google-app-engine</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/java">java</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/jruby">jruby</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/jvm">jvm</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/olabini">olabini</a></p>

2008-04-27T14:18:54+00:002008-04-27T14:18:54+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Apr/27/headius/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://headius.blogspot.com/2008/04/promise-and-peril-for-alternative-ruby.html">Promise and Peril for Alternative Ruby Impls</a></strong></p> Charles Nutter’s detailed and opinionated overview of the state of twelve different Ruby implementations (six of which are covered in detail). <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/charles-nutter">charles-nutter</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ironruby">ironruby</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/jruby">jruby</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/macruby">macruby</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/rubinius">rubinius</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ruby">ruby</a></p>

2006-12-12T08:48:30+00:002006-12-12T08:48:30+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2006/Dec/12/java/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/12/java_se_6.html">Java SE 6 Released</a></strong></p> “Script engines” (like JavaScript, Jython and JRuby) become a first class citizen. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/java">java</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/javascript">javascript</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/jruby">jruby</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/jython">jython</a></p>