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653 | 19,109 | |
2.5% | 0.3% | |
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GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | Apache License 2.0 |
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pitchfork
- Rage: Fast web framework compatible with Rails
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Ruby 3.2.0 Is from Another Dimension
Depends what you are after and what you are constrained by.
Some people might be struggling with memory usage and may not see it as worth it, but for others who may have some extra RAM sitting around, it might come as a free perf increase.
As for memory usage, proper use of CoW can reduce it dramatically: https://github.com/Shopify/pitchfork/blob/master/benchmark/R...
- Pitchfork: Rack HTTP server for shared-nothing architecture
- Shopify makes new web server Pitchfork based on Unicorn that forks a warmed up Ruby VM to service requests
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a new web server GitHub - Shopify/pitchfork
Reforking yes, all explained here
crystal
- A Language for Humans and Computers
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Top Paying Programming Technologies 2024
27. Crystal - $77,104
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Crystal 1.11.0 Is Released
I like the first code example on https://crystal-lang.org
# A very basic HTTP server
- Is Fortran "A Dead Language"?
- Choosing Go at American Express
- Odin Programming Language
- I Love Ruby
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Ruby 3.3's YJIT: Faster While Using Less Memory
Obviously as an interpreted language, it's never going to be as fast as something like C, Rust, or Go. Traditionally the ruby maintainers have not designed or optimized for pure speed, but that is changing, and the language is definitely faster these days compared to a decade ago.
If you like the ruby syntax/language but want the speed of a compiled language, it's also worth checking out Crystal[^1]. It's mostly ruby-like in syntax, style, and developer ergonomics.[^2] Although it's an entirely different language. Also a tiny community.
[1]: https://crystal-lang.org/
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What languages are useful for contribution to the GNOME project.
Crystal is a nice language that's not only simple to read and write but performs very well too. And the documentation is amazing as well.
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Jets: The Ruby Serverless Framework
Ruby is a super fun scripting language. I much prefer it to python when I need something with a little more "ooomph" than bash. It's just...nice...to write in. Ruby performance has come a long way in the last decade as well. There's libraries for pretty much everything.
My modern programming toolkit is basically golang + ruby + bash and I am never left wanting.
I do find Crystal (https://crystal-lang.org/) really interesting and am hoping it has its own "ruby on rails" moment that helps the language reach a tipping point in popularity. All the beauty of ruby with all of the speed of Go (and then some, it often compares favorably to languages like rust in benchmarks).
What are some alternatives?
Puma - A Ruby/Rack web server built for parallelism
zig - General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
falcon - A high-performance web server for Ruby, supporting HTTP/1, HTTP/2 and TLS.
Nim - Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It combines successful concepts from mature languages like Python, Ada and Modula. Its design focuses on efficiency, expressiveness, and elegance (in that order of priority).
distribution - Probability distributions for Ruby.
go - The Go programming language
WASI - WebAssembly System Interface
Elixir - Elixir is a dynamic, functional language for building scalable and maintainable applications
grpc_kit - A kit for creating gRPC server/client in Ruby.
mint-lang - :leaves: A refreshing programming language for the front-end web
Flask - The Python micro framework for building web applications.
Odin - Odin Programming Language