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Re:Add bytecode cache to Ruby by YorickPeterse on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @03:40PM (#9734716)
Correct, Github uses their own fork to apply changes for their own needs.
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Re:Add bytecode cache to Ruby by 3JPLW on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @05:02PM (#9735289)
Do you know how much they try to push their own changes back upstream?
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Re:Add bytecode cache to Ruby by sams99 on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @06:32PM (#9735704)
Yes, Aman and Koichi work very closely, the main point of difference at the moment is the method cache patches, Koichi is working on getting something similar implemented in MRI
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Re:Add bytecode cache to Ruby by ksec on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @11:01PM (#9736616)
Why something similar but not the same?
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Re:Add bytecode cache to Ruby by claudiug on Thursday June 18, 2015 @05:40AM (#9737583)
That is a very good question, and I also I'm curious to find out
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Re:Add bytecode cache to Ruby by ksec on Thursday June 18, 2015 @06:52AM (#9737769)
As if the Ruby Community has more then enough resources to improve on TWO Compiler / Interpreter at the same time. Isn't it better to work together then to reinvent the wheel?

Speaking of compiler, the JIT for Ruby development has been very quiet for months.

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Re:Add bytecode cache to Ruby by elektronaut on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @06:33PM (#9735710)
Aman Gupta (who wrote this PR) is a Ruby core committer.
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