Pond Jumpers » news http://pondjumpers.com the international podcast for open source developers Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:06:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Working from both sides of "the pond", we strive to bring you top notch podcasts about the world of open source. Greg L. Turnquist and Russ Miles no Greg L. Turnquist and Russ Miles contact@pondjumpers.com contact@pondjumpers.com (Greg L. Turnquist and Russ Miles) Pond Jumpers by Greg L. Turnquist and Russ Miles is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. the international podcast for open source developers open, source, podcast Pond Jumpers » news http://pondjumpers.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/coverart.jpg http://pondjumpers.com/category/news/ Episode 6: Dynamic language discussion http://pondjumpers.com/2010/09/20/episode-6-dynamic-language-discussion/ http://pondjumpers.com/2010/09/20/episode-6-dynamic-language-discussion/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:34:29 +0000 gregturn http://pondjumpers.com/?p=111 In this episode, I mention some news items about Jython, Ruby, and Rails. Then I get into a generalized discussion about the value of dynamic languages and how some people’s tendency to dismiss them is really a form of premature optimization.

News

  • http://www.jython.org/latest.html – Jython 2.5.2 beta 2 has been released. On September 13th, a new beta release was made. There are several fixes, and you can click on the link in the show notes to get more details.
  • On August 30th, Rails 3.0 has been released.
  • http://twitter.com/OpenJonathan/status/24505763653 – Speaking of Ruby, Jonathon Swartz, the former CEO of SUN Microsystems, has formed a new company, The Picture of Health. They are hiring, and Jonathon Swartz (openjonathon) tweeted back on September 14th that they have Ruby and Postgresql jobs.

Thanks

]]> http://pondjumpers.com/2010/09/20/episode-6-dynamic-language-discussion/feed/ 1 In this episode, I mention some news items about Jython, Ruby, and Rails. Then I get into a generalized discussion about the value of dynamic languages and how some people's tendency to dismiss them is really a form of premature optimization. - News - In this episode, I mention some news items about Jython, Ruby, and Rails. Then I get into a generalized discussion about the value of dynamic languages and how some people's tendency to dismiss them is really a form of premature optimization. News http://www.jython.org/latest.html - Jython 2.5.2 beta 2 has been released. On September 13th, a new beta release was made. There are several fixes, and you can click on the link in the show notes to get more details. On August 30th, Rails 3.0 has been released. http://twitter.com/OpenJonathan/status/24505763653 - Speaking of Ruby, Jonathon Swartz, the former CEO of SUN Microsystems, has formed a new company, The Picture of Health. They are hiring, and Jonathon Swartz (openjonathon) tweeted back on September 14th that they have Ruby and Postgresql jobs. Thanks To contact us: Visit our web page at http://pondjumpers.com. Send us a message through our Contact form. Follow us at http://twitter.com/pondjumprs. Please send us feedback or contact us about a potential interview. We love talking about anything open source. All writings and recordings produced by Pond Jumpers are published through a Creative Commons attribution/non-commercial/share alike license and copyrighted by Greg Turnquist (twitter) and Russ Miles (twitter). The content of this podcast and website does not represent any of the companies mentioned nor their opinions. The intro and exit music is the upbeat rock song "Sweet Ramona" and purchased from opuzz.com, the site for royalty free production music. Greg L. Turnquist and Russ Miles no 31:03 Pond Jumpers gets mentioned during Java Posse podcast http://pondjumpers.com/2009/06/29/pond-jumpers-gets-mentioned-during-java-posse-podcast/ http://pondjumpers.com/2009/06/29/pond-jumpers-gets-mentioned-during-java-posse-podcast/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:57:20 +0000 gregturn http://pondjumpers.com/?p=65 The podcast that inspired me to launch this one, The Java Posse, mentioned us during the listener feedback around 1:04 (one hour:4 minutes) into Episode 262. Go and tune in. And by the way, the rest of their material is really awesome as well.

#262 – Newscast for June 26th 2009
]]> http://pondjumpers.com/2009/06/29/pond-jumpers-gets-mentioned-during-java-posse-podcast/feed/ 0 Pond Jumpers podcast coming soon! http://pondjumpers.com/2009/05/27/pond-jumpers-podcast-coming-soon/ http://pondjumpers.com/2009/05/27/pond-jumpers-podcast-coming-soon/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 12:08:30 +0000 gregturn http://pondjumpers.com/?p=28 We are currently putting together a podcast, jam packed with open source news and interviews amongst top OS tech leaders! We are also getting this website configured as well. Stay tuned!

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