Today we are publishing Stuart Halloway’s answers to our erubycon interview questions.

Stuart Halloway Answers

Stuart Dabbs Halloway is a co-founder of Relevance, LLC. Stuart is the author of Component Development for the Java Platform. He regularly speaks at industry events including the No Fluff, Just Stuff Java Symposiums and the Pragmatic Studio.

Here are Stuart’s answers:

Q: Tell me a little about your background, where you are working and how did you come to start using Ruby?

I have been doing enterprise software development since 1989. Four years ago Justin and I founded Relevance with a goal of raising the bar for how software is written. Ruby has been a great tool. In March 2005, we ported a project to Ruby and haven’t looked back.

Q: What unique opportunities do you see for Ruby in the enterprise?

Ruby is compelling for enterprises that embrace agility. Agile teams don’t aim to limit failure, they aim to enable success. Thus, they are willing to embrace open languages that give developers maximum power to get things done.

Q: What obstacles do you see to getting Ruby used more in enterprise software?

We need more knowledge transfer. Ruby embodies a ton of good ideas, and it will take people (and organizations) a while to explore them all.

Q: Play oracle for a moment and tell me what you see as the next “Big Thing” in software development.

We’re already there: Agile development methods and open languages.

Q: What erubycon talk are you most interested in hearing?

I’m looking forward to Muness’s report from the field on large Ruby projects.

Thank You

Thanks Stu.

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