First, let's make sure we understand what the words "synchronous" and "asynchronous" mean. When something is executed synchronously, it means that the work is connected, or dependent in some way, often requiring one task to be completed before the...

YARV: Yet Another RubyVM was started in January 2004 to speed up the execution of Ruby, and YARV is still running in your Ruby today as the core of Ruby.In t...