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Panel:Charles Max WoodDave KimuraSpecial Guest: Hal FultonIn this episode, the Ruby Rouges speak with Hal Fulton. Hal is one of the first few people to learn the Ruby language in the beginning from the Japanese. Hal describes the history Ruby and his journey to before an author of the book The Ruby Way. This book was one of the few foundational elements Ruby developers of today.Hal has recently presented at the Ruby Dev Summit, on Is Elixir the new Ruby? The panel asks questions about, how or if, Elixir is possibly out there to replace Ruby. Hal talks about the pros and con of Ruby in today’s world fo development. Also, the practicality of Elixir and how it fits into our world today.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Hal talks about the history of RubyRuby does not handle multiple processorsThe Free Lunch is Over - Moore’s LawThe future is in multiple core and or processorsOOP or FPImmutabilityRail helped Ruby in the uptakeSpeed and Threads of ElixirPhoenixErline, Raya - ElixirElixer is easier on the eyes