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yjit
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Install Ruby 3.2.0 with YJIT
Ruby 3.2.0 is here and it offers some nice additions to the language. One of the most exciting new things is the addition of a compiler, YJIT. YJIT was created by the folks from Shopify and has been producion tested for a while, so it is safe to use in your environment. Some benchmarks show the difference in speed compared to Ruby without YJIT. I'll put some links if you want to know more: https://speed.yjit.org/ https://www.solnic.dev/p/benchmarking-ruby-32-with-yjit
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Ruby 3.1.0 Preview 1 released with new experimental JIT
> I’m curious how the impact affects development, deployment, etc.
YJIT is pretty much transparent in production, if not it's likely a bug.
When we tried MJIT in production to compare it against YJIT, it causes lots of request timeouts on deploy, because the JIT warmup would take 10 to 20 minutes and it's much slower during that phase.
But YJIT warms ups extremely fast and with a much lower overhead, it's seemless on deploy.
The only thing you may need to tweak is `--yjit-exec-mem-size`, it defaults to `--yjit-exec-mem-size=256` (MB) which is not quite enough for larger apps.
As for development, it would work, but with code reloading enabled, you'd likely exhaust the executable memory allocation pretty fast, because for now YJIT doesn't GC generated code [0]. It will come soon, hopefully before the 3.1.0 release, but that's one of the reason why it's not enabled by default.
[0] https://github.com/Shopify/yjit/issues/87
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YJIT: Building a New JIT Compiler for CRuby
Just want to temper expectations because YJIT is still new. But if you run into crashes or bugs, please open an issue with as much detail as you can: https://github.com/Shopify/yjit
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Sorbet Compiler: An experimental, ahead-of-time compiler for Ruby
You raised a point that the compiler only does a subset. That's actually what I would expect from a new project. I don't expect a full implementation to start. It takes time for a compiler to be mature enough to be general purpose. Here is another Ruby compiler in its infancy: https://github.com/Shopify/yjit.
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Ruby and Rails never had anything like Shopify
We already collaborate extensively with GitHub around Rails and Ruby. Our respective Ruby and Rails infra teams hold regular meetings, and they already contributed substantial patches to YJIT, e.g. https://github.com/Shopify/yjit/pulls/jhawthorn. Also things like https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/17763 are a collaboration.
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YJIT: Building a New JIT Compiler Inside CRuby
Yes. I put some suggestions here. I realize that not all of them are practical, but refactoring specific hot methods could make a difference.
crystal
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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
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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?
Ruby on Rails - Ruby on Rails
zig - General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
ruby - The Ruby Programming Language
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).
vox - Vox language compiler. AOT / JIT / Linker. Zero dependencies
go - The Go programming language
Opal - Ruby ♥︎ JavaScript
Elixir - Elixir is a dynamic, functional language for building scalable and maintainable applications
rhizome - A JIT for Ruby, implemented in pure Ruby
mint-lang - :leaves: A refreshing programming language for the front-end web
natalie - a work-in-progress Ruby compiler, written in Ruby and C++
Odin - Odin Programming Language