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Ruby’s EventMachine – Part 3 : Thin | Big Fast Blog

As mentioned in part 1 and part 2 of this series on Ruby's EventMachine, Thin is where most folks encounter EventMachine for the first time, even if they do not realize it. EventMachine is at the core of Thin and allows for the high concurrency that Thin provides to your Rails application. In this post I will look at Thin's usage of EventMachine.

Ruby’s EventMachine – Part 3 : Thin

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Ruby’s EventMachine – Part 1 : Event-based Programming | Big Fast Blog

In this first post, of a series on Ruby's EventMachine, I will introduce EventMachine and explain why event-based programming is good for your wallet. EventMachine, which just turned 1.0.0 this week, is more than just a gem, it is a new paradigm for many Ruby programmers and is not always easy to just drop into your existing stack. As the name suggests, it gives you event-based programming.

Ruby’s EventMachine – Part 1 : Event-based Programming

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Ruby’s EventMachine – Part 2 : Asynchronous != Faster | Big Fast Blog

In this post I will look synchronous vs asynchronous programming with Ruby's EventMachine, to show that asynchronous does not always mean that your code will run faster. In part 1 of this series on Ruby's EventMachine I discussed the benefits of event-based programming in general. I am a big fan of event-based programming, as you will see in these posts, but I wanted to flip the coin over and look at one of the down-sides of event-based programming.

Ruby’s EventMachine – Part 2 : Asynchronous != Faster

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A/B Testing in Ruby On Rails | Big Fast Blog

In this post I am going to demonstrate, step-by-step, a way to A/B test new features from within Ruby-On-Rails using FluidFeatures. FluidFeatures is currently in closed-beta and requires request for inclusion in the beta program. We are looking for enthusiastic A/B testers, so we can get feedback on the service before releasing it to the m es.

A/B Testing in Ruby On Rails

A/B Testing?

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Fluid Feature Rollout For Ruby On Rails | Big Fast Blog

In this blog post I am going to introduce a new service for Ruby On Rails developers called FluidFeatures that helps you manage rolling out new features to your site and provides a way to easily do A/B testing (competing versions of a feature) right in the belly of your code.

Fluid Feature Rollout For Ruby On Rails

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