Peter Zhu

Object allocations from the garbage collector are now inlined in ZJIT.

Some of my thoughts on the lessons we can learn from the RubyGems situation and how we can move forward.

Shopify sponsors and collaborates with academia to take Ruby to new heights.

We implemented a new feature to TypedData objects in Ruby, called embedded TypedData objects.

Until recently, Ruby lacked a mechanism for detecting native-level memory leaks from within Ruby and native gems.

Ruby's garbage collector is designed to be adaptable, scaling from short Ruby scripts to running apps that serve millions of requests per second.

Tips and tricks for the inevitable day: when the C extension crashes.

At Shopify, we are constantly improving the performance of Ruby for everyone.

Overview of how Ruby's garbage collector works.

We've open sourced the definitions to build the Ruby we use at Shopify in development, testing, and production.

Tools and methodologies to benchmark Ruby code.

Learn more about Variable Width Allocation, a new feature in Ruby 3.2 that improves performance by optimizing Ruby's memory layout.

Practice your C extensions skills with a small project.

Sometimes things don't go as expected and need to raise or rescue from errors.

Are you a maintainer of a Ruby native extension gem?

Let's look at this special type of object that only exists in C extensions called TypedData objects.

Let's look at the internals of ruby_memcheck, a tool to find memory leaks in native gems.

Finding and fixing a memory leak in Ruby strings.

Defining classes and modules and creating instances of classes.

Reading and writing instance variables, class variables, global variables, and constants through the Ruby C API.

The primitive data types in the Ruby C API and how to use them.

Calling Ruby methods in C extensions.

Defining Ruby methods in C extensions.

Let's look at how to set up and build your first Ruby C extension!

A series on writing your very first Ruby C extension, from scratch!

What's the midpoint between 0 and infinity in Ruby?

A story about memory corruption inside Ruby when you create strings the wrong way.

There are many different ways to create Ruby strings in C, and choosing the wrong one can have catastrophic effects.

Overview of how Ruby's garbage collector works in Ruby 3.0.

Tips on development, tools, and debugging in MRI Ruby.