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Tool picks2016-05-17 · Archive

Ruby has been fast enough for 13 years

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“It is the slowest combination in terms of code execution speed, but in terms of speed of development and developer happiness it Just Works (tm) …”

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Ruby has been fast enough for 13 years

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