Async Ruby
Explore options for asynchrony in Ruby, including threads, mutexes, queues, Reactors, Futures, Promises, Fibers, Guilds and much more.
Tag: concurrency
Robust Ruby
Get expert guidance on logging, failure management, and performance optimization in Ruby
Full Utilization
Let's talk about asynchronous code. How do we manage parallel-but-interdependent workflows without losing its place or wasting time? In the first of a…
Bundler Tips and Tricks with Andre Arko
Join André Arko for some recent and/or obscure Bundler features that you may have missed out on!
Guilds with Steve Klabnik
Get a sneak peek at the possible future of Ruby concurrency, with guest chef Steve Klabnik!
Subprocesses Part 11: Fork
If you're making subprocesses on a UNIX-like OS, you're using fork(). Learn all about using fork() from Ruby.
Pseudoglobal
In which we put some fears about thread-safety to the test, and to rest.
Log Thread
In this episode, we'll move logging into a dedicated, low-priority thread.
Refactor Tapas::Queue
In previous episodes, we got the Tapas::Queue class under test, using a couple of different thread-testing techniques. Now that it has tests, it's tim…
Thread Local Variable
Today's episode introduces the concept of thread-local variables, and shows how they can be put to use in an ActiveRecord-like library.