From Java to Ruby : Things Every Manager Should Know

by Tate, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780976694090
• ISBN10: 0976694093
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

If you're trying to adopt Ruby in your organisation and need some help, this is the book for you. Based on a decision tree (a concept familiar to managers and executives) Java to Ruby stays above the low-level technical debate to examine the real benefits and risks to adoption. Java to Ruby is packed with interviews of Ruby customers and developers, so you can see what types of projects are likely to succeed, and which ones are likely to fail. Ruby and Rails may be the answer, but first, you need to be sure you're asking the right question. By addressing risk and fitness of purpose, Java to Ruby makes sure you're asking the right questions first. Because technology adoption is only the beginning, Java to Ruby walks you through the whole lifecycle of prototype, ramp up, and production and deployment.

Author Biography

Bruce Tate is a father, kayaker, author and independent consultant in Austin, Tx. The international speaker worked for 13 years at IBM, in roles ranging from a database systems programmer to Java consultant. He left IBM to work for several startups in roles ranging from director to CTO. He now has his own consulting practice, with emphasis on lightweight development in Ruby and Java, and persistence strategies. He is the author of seven books, including the best selling Bitter series, the Jolt-winning Better, Faster, Lighter Java, and the Spring Developer's Notebook.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(14)
The Emergence of Ruby	2	(2)
The Java Platform Is Weakening	4	(1)
Early Adopters Embrace Ruby	5	(3)
The Process	8	(5)
Moving Ahead	13	(1)
Executive Summary	13	(2)
Pain	15	(20)
The House of Pain	15	(3)
Poor Productivity	18	(10)
Long Ramp-Up	28	(2)
A Look at Risk	30	(4)
Executive Summary	34	(1)
Establishing Your Reward	35	(26)
Momentum	35	(3)
Productivity	38	(9)
Cost	47	(3)
Ramp-Up	50	(6)
Risk	56	(2)
Looking Ahead	58	(1)
Executive Summary	59	(2)
Pilot	61	(18)
Building Your Plan	61	(3)
Scenario 1: Classic Pilot	64	(4)
Scenario 2: Trojan Horse	68	(3)
Scenario 3: Race	71	(2)
Scenario 4: Bet-your-Business: Basecamp	73	(1)
Scenario 5: Rescue	74	(3)
Making the Choice	77	(1)
Executive Summary	77	(2)
On an Island	79	(16)
Overview	79	(1)
The Basics	80	(4)
Web Development	84	(3)
Rails	87	(4)
Middleware	91	(2)
Looking Ahead	93	(1)
Executive Summary	94	(1)
Bridges	95	(28)
Road Maps	95	(2)
Scenarios	97	(11)
Ruby to Java Bridges	108	(2)
JRuby	110	(5)
Service-Oriented Architectures	115	(6)
Executive Summary	121	(2)
Ramping Up	123
Building Your Staff	123	(4)
Building Skills Internally	127	(3)
Short-Term Augmentation	130	(2)
Preparing the Way	132	(2)
A Brief Word about Deployment	134	(4)
Executive Summary	138
Risk	13	(138)
Bad Risk	139	(3)
Mitigating Technical Risk	142	(5)
Mitigating Political Risk	147	(2)
What's Ahead for Ruby?	149	(2)
Bibliography	151