Practical JRuby on Rails Web 2.0 Projects: Bringing Ruby on Rails to the Java Platform

Jruby is an agile open source project that lets Java developers integrate and use the popular Ruby on Rails to build Web applications. The book author, JRuby project co-leader Ola Bini, is uniquely positioned to write about this, as he brings a unique blend of knowledge surrounding JRuby internals, the Java programming language and the Ruby programming language, along with solid experience building enterprise-level Rails applications.

This book provides complete coverage on how to use JRuby to create web applications faster and more efficiently, while continuing to take advantage of the vast power of the Java platform. The book also provides several real-world projects that illustrate the crucial specifics you need to know about the interaction of Java and Ruby. In addition, it offers helpful, practical instruction and discussion on how web applications can be deployed using a variety of popular servers such as Apache and Mongrel.