Revactor blog buzz
I’m glad to see Revactor’s starting to make a splash in the Ruby blogging community. Here are a few mentions of it:
RubyZone: Interview With Revactor Developer Tony Arcieri
An interview with yours truly about Revactor, its goals, and concurrent programming in general.
On Ruby: Ruby Concurrency with Actors
Another article by the same author, provides a more broadened perspective on the concurrency landscape in Ruby, including Erlang creator Joe Armstrong’s take on libraries like Revactor which try to add Erlangy features to what’s in the end an imperative language with mutable state.
Startrader’s Weblog: Revactor: Poor Name, Great Idea
Well, can’t blame you on the name, it’s one of those ones I picked somewhat capriciously that stuck in my head to the point that I couldn’t shake it. But if _why can call his tag soup library Hpricot, then I can call my Actor library Revactor, damn it! Kidding, of course…
That said, one of the main criticisms of Revactor in the article (beyond the name) was the lack of support for linking, which was addressed as of an hour ago. Dig in!