Verified Ruby-Doc.org author
Ruby developer, writer, and creator of Ruby-Doc.org
James Britt created Ruby-Doc.org in 2002 as a central home for Ruby documentation and learning resources. After serving as its long-term maintainer, he now writes practical Ruby tutorials and code examples for Ruby-Doc Learn.
About James Britt
James is an artist, writer, musician, technologist and Ruby developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He operates Neurogami, which he founded in 2001 for software, art and interactive technology projects.
His Ruby work spans documentation, teaching, JRuby desktop development and open-source projects. For Ruby-Doc Learn, his focus is useful, runnable examples that explain not only what a piece of Ruby does, but when a developer would use it.
- Ruby programming
- Ruby documentation
- JRuby development
- Developer education
Ruby community work
James's public Ruby record extends beyond maintaining Ruby-Doc.org. Independent sources document his technical writing, conference talks, JRuby open-source work and published Ruby packages.
Technical writing
Ruby-lang.org highlighted his 2004 Linux Journal article on manipulating OpenOffice.org documents with Ruby.
Conference speaking
RubyEvents records his MountainWest RubyConf talks “Black-boxing with Ruby” (2007) and “Hubris: The Ruby/Haskell Bridge” (2010).
JRuby and open source
InfoQ interviewed James about Monkeybars, a JRuby MVC framework, and the Rawr packaging tool.
Published Ruby packages
RubyGems lists James as an author of qft and Neurogami-wiiremotejruby.
These sources support James's documented work in Ruby publishing, conference speaking and open-source development. They do not identify him as a Ruby core committer.
Why this profile is verified
Ruby-Doc.org has verified James's identity and current author role. The site's history and his professional background are independently supported by:
- James Britt's original Ruby-Talk announcement of Ruby-Doc.org on 10 November 2002.
- O'Reilly's James Britt author biography, which records his Ruby community, writing and Ruby-Doc.org work.
- James Britt's official personal profile and Neurogami profile.
Identity and role verified by Ruby-Doc.org. Last verified 2 September 2026.
Articles by James Britt
Websites Made With Ruby: What the Data Shows in 2026
GitHub, Shopify and Airbnb turn up in almost every list of websites made with Ruby. Familiar names are useful, but they only answer part of the question. How many sites use Ruby, and what does it mean when a crawler says it has found one? On 16 September 2026, WebAtla’s Ruby technology page reported 523,100 […]
A Brief History of the Ruby Programming Language
Trace Ruby's origins, early public release and Ruby 2.0 milestone, then explore the design through a short modern example.
8 AI Tools for Ruby and Rails Developers in 2026
A Rails feature rarely stops with the Ruby code. A booking form needs a usable layout, a controller needs tests, and a slow dashboard may need its database queries reviewed. AI tools can help with these jobs, though each calls for different instructions and checks. For Ruby developers, a helpful assistant needs to fit the […]
How Ruby on Rails Teams Can Use Bluepear to Track Brand Abuse
Suppose customer support sends a ticket to your team because a promotional code no longer works. You check the code and find that it was valid six months ago. Your company has stopped marketing the offer. However, a search ad created by an affiliate continues to advertise the discounted offer. At this point, your task […]
Ruby on Rails vs React: Which Does Your Project Need?
Rails provides an application framework; React builds interfaces. Compare their roles, integration options and the costs of running them together.
Ruby on Rails vs JavaScript: Compare the Right Things
Separate the framework from the language, then compare complete web stacks using the same product feature and maintenance requirements.