Difference between revisions of "Trending Toward the Middle: The Best of Static and Dynamic"

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===Abstract===
 
===Abstract===

Revision as of 13:28, 26 July 2010

Speaker
Charles Nutter
Project
http://www.jruby.org/
Slides
Media:Nutter Static and Dynamic.pdf

Abstract

Static languages invariably end up adding features that make them more dynamic (or make them feel more dynamic). Dynamic languages strive for performance by making things more static. In this talk, we'll explore how runtime optimization is making a dynamic language, JRuby, more static...for purposes of execution and performance. We'll see how dynamic invocation and compile-time metaprogramming are making a static language, Mirah, feel and act more dynamic. And we'll discuss this middle ground and where it might lead.


(Note: Mirah was formerly known as "Duby".)