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title: Join the fun
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I am very open for people to join. Say hello at the [list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/salama-dev).
I am very open for people to join. Say hello at the [list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ruby-x).
I just want to mention that this is my hobby, something i do in my spare time, for fun.
I don't get any money and in fact, running 2 companies, have to carve the time to do this.

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<h1><span>Thanks</span></h1>
<p>This would not have happened without:</p>
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<h2 class="center">Smalltalk</h2>
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Smalltalk is the mother of OO for me. Adele Goldberg has written down the details of early implementations in the
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<h2 class="center">Ruby and Rails</h2>
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After years of coding Java, Ruby was a very fresh wind. Smalltalk reborn without the funny syntax or image.
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<h2 class="center">Synthesis</h2>
<p>Synthesis</a> is a microkernel OS written
in the 80's by Alexia Massalin which not only proves the validity of the microkernel idea, but also
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Alexia has raised questions about the nature of code and ways of programming which are still unresolved.
I regularly reread the thesis and especially the chapter on
<a href="http://valerieaurora.org/synthesis/SynthesisOS/ch4.html"> Quajects </a> in the endeavour to understand what
<a href="http://valerieaurora.org/synthesis/SynthesisOS/ch4.html"> Quajects</a> in the endeavour to understand what
they are in any higher language terms.
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<p>Many other steps on the way that have left their mark:</p>
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<b><a href="https://github.com/cyndis/as">As</a></b> ended up being the starting point for the assembly layer.
It was nice and small and produced working ARM code, which is what i wanted, as raspberry is arm.
<b><a href="https://github.com/seattlerb/wilson"> Wilson </a> </b>got assimilated for similar reasons, ie small and
<b><a href="https://github.com/seattlerb/wilson"> Wilson</a> </b>got assimilated for similar reasons, ie small and
no dependencies.
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<p>Lastly, but most importantly there is a siritual side to this too. Actually to anything i have done for at
least 15 years, and i just mention it <a href="spiritual.html">here</a>, thinking that it won't concern

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When making the distinction between effectiveness and efficiency i like to think of transport.
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The way i see it is that it is the understandibility that makes ruby or python more effective. As we read much more
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<h2 class="center"> A better tool, a better job</h2>
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Ruby is the better tool to do the job. Any software job that is. We who use ruby daily do so because it is
more productive, better in almost every way. The only downside is speed and we argue that with cheap resources.
Ruby is the better tool to do the job. Any software job that is.
We, who use ruby daily do so because it is more productive,
better in almost every way.
The only downside is speed and we argue that with cheap resources.
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Why it has taken this long to even seriously attempt a ruby implementation in ruby is due to the overwhelming
influence of C (folks).
influence of C (folks), especially at the time.
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Just a short and subjective list of why ruby is the better tool:
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Rails has evolved tremendously from what was already a good start. All the development <em>around</em> it has nurtured
ruby developement in all areas. Rails and all those parts make up a most mature and advanced software system.
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<p> The "rails effect" is due to the accessibility of the system, imho. Ie it is written in ruby.</p>
<p> Ruby itself has not enjoyed this rails effect, and that is because it is written in C (or c++) </p>
<p> Ruby itself has not enjoyed this rails effect, and that is because it is written in C
Crystal, Rust, Go Julia etc, have, for the exact same reason.</p>
<p> It is my firm belief that given a vm in ruby, ruby development will "take off" too. In other words, given an
easy way to improve his tools, a developer will do so. Easy means understandable and that means ruby for a
ruby developer
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<h2 class="center">Step to Indepencance</h2>
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The first thing any decent compiler does, is compile itself. It is the maturity test of a language to implement