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
Ruby vs PHP: Key Differences and Which to Choose
Compare Ruby and PHP through tested filtering examples, common translation mistakes, framework choices, and practical questions for your next web project.
How Ruby Teams Should Evaluate AI Development Companies in the US
A practical framework for adding AI without weakening an established Rails application, with questions about integration, authorization, testing and operations.
Ruby vs Ruby on Rails: Key Differences Explained
Understand how Ruby and Rails fit together, test a practical Ruby example and use an interactive project chooser to decide what to learn or build next.
Ruby vs Go: Key Differences and Which to Choose
Compare Ruby and Go with practical code examples, clear web development and deployment trade-offs, and an interactive guide to choosing a stack for your project.
Business Process Automation With Ruby: From Script to Governed Workflow
James Britt explains how he approaches business process automation with Ruby, from visible rules and background jobs to idempotency, audit trails and human approval.
The Rails App Was Running, But It Wasn’t Working
A Rails app can look healthy while background work has stopped. James Britt explains how health checks, job heartbeats and status pages reveal the failure.