08.30.07

Ruby’s C extension… NO means NO!

Posted in Writing at 9:36 am by Causalien

When asked whether it’s a good idea to re-compile our C library through Ruby’s C extension under linux I answered with a firm NO! They went ahead and did it anyway. This takes dirty coding to a whole new level and debugging skill requirement that of a godlike figure.

Expect random crashes, memory leaks and un-explainable behaviors in unknown states and don’t call me up asking me to take a look at the code. Well… you did anyway. Lucky you because I am in a total boredom mode where I need new information to satiate my cravings. I will study Ruby and solve your unexplainable behavior for you.

Looks like I can’t escape my fateful meeting with Ruby after all Fred.

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