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
Node.js vs Ruby on Rails: Choose a Complete Backend Stack
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Ruby on Rails vs Django: Choosing a Web Framework
Compare Rails and Django through the work your team needs to deliver, including data models, administration, interfaces and long-term maintenance.
Ruby Functional Programming: Practical Methods and Pipelines
Use functional techniques in ordinary Ruby: make inputs explicit, transform collections and keep state changes at understandable boundaries.
Web Scraping: Ruby vs Python for Reliable Data Collection
Compare Ruby and Python scraping workflows, from fetching and parsing HTML to handling changed pages, crawl state and downstream data checks.
8 Social Media Tools for Ruby and Rails Teams
Compare eight social media tools for Ruby teams, with practical advice on Rails release announcements, client approvals and preparing drafts with Ruby.
Ruby on Rails vs Java: Which Fits Your Web Project?
Compare Rails with a Java web stack through practical examples, tested shipping rules and an interactive exercise. Learn what to measure before choosing a framework.