You know that JRuby is Ruby for the JVM. But did you know you can deploy Ruby applications anywhere Java applications can go? Did you know that all the amazing profiling and debugging tools for the JVM work great with JRuby? Did you know that the entire world of Java libraries are available to Ruby users?

In this talk, Charlie will show how JRuby is bringing Ruby to a wider world, making it possible to build Ruby apps for Java enterprises, for Android phones, for Java-based clouds like Google's AppEngine, and much more. He'll demonstrate some of the amazing JVM tools like VisualVM, which allow you to monitor performance and memory use of live applications. He'll also show you how easy it is to use any Java library from Ruby. Finally, he'll talk about strategies for getting Ruby into organizations that only allow Java or JVM-based deployments.

SunnyConf and Rubyology interview

Listen to this interview with Charlie Nutter about his upcoming SunnyConf talk on JRuby.

About Charlie

Charles Oliver Nutter has been programming most of his life: as a Java developer for the past decade and as a JRuby developer for over four years. He currently works at Engine Yard and co-leads the JRuby project, an effort to bring the beauty of Ruby and the power of the JVM together. Charles believes in open source and open standards and hopes his efforts on JRuby and other languages will ensure the JVM remains the preferred open-source managed runtime for many years to come.

Check out Charlie's blog, his GitHub repo, and follow @headius on Twitter.