How many programming languages are there? I won’t venture a guess. There must be dozens, if not hundreds. The 2018 State of the Octoverse Report from Github identified the following as the top ten most popular languages among GitHub contributors:
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So the word “polyglot” definitely describes the world of the software coder.
Polyglot programming is certainly nothing new, but as the number of languages grows, and as language preferences among coders continue to evolve, what happens to decisions about which language to use in a particular project? In this program we’ll explore the meaning and evolution of polyglot programming, examine the benefits and challenges of mixing and matching different languages, and then discuss the GraalVM project and its impact on polyglot programming.
This is Oracle Groundbreakers Podcast #364. It was recorded on Monday February 11, 2019. Time to listen…
The Panelists
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Roberto Cortez Java Champion Founder and Organizer, JNation      |
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Dr. Chris Seaton, PhD Research Manager, Virtual Machine Group, Oracle Labs |
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Oleg Selajev Lead Developer Advocate, GraalVM, Oracle Labs |
Additional Resources
- Announcing GraalVM: Run Programs Faster Anywhere
- GraalVM Website
- Ruby Plotting with Galaaz: An example of tightly coupling Ruby and R in GraalVM, by Rodrigo Botafogo
- How to make Beautiful Ruby Plots with Galaaz, by Rodrigo Botafogo
- Ruby Objects as C Structs and Vice Versa, by Chris Seaton
- Better support for C extensions in TruffleRuby, by Duncan MacGregor
- Analyzing the Heap of GraalVM Polyglot Applications, by Oleg Šelajev
- Ruby managers and installers, by Benoit Daloze, Chris Seaton, Chalupa Petr, and Mauro Tortonesi
- Galaaz (Ruby gem that enables using R functionality), by Rodrigo Botafogo
Coming Soon
- Dmitry Kornilov, Tomas Langer, Jose Rodriguez, and Phil Wilkins discuss the ins, outs, and practical applications of Helidon, the lightweight Java microservices framework.
- What’s Up with Serverless? A panel discussion of where Serverless fits in the IT landscape.
- Baruch Sadogursky, Leonid Igolnik, and Viktor Gamov discuss DevOps, streaming, liquid software, and observability in this podcast captured during Oracle Code One 2018
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