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 Python: Key Differences and Which One Should You Choose?
A practical Ruby vs Python comparison covering syntax, web frameworks, automation, data work, performance, learning, and career paths.
Ruby Code Examples: 20 Practical Snippets for Beginners
Learn Ruby through 20 practical code examples covering strings, arrays, hashes, methods, classes, files, JSON, regex, and more.
Translating Data Science Logic into Web Apps: A Developer’s Guide
Occasionally a Rails application needs to calculate something from the data in its database. This could be ranking products, summarizing sensor readings or forecasting potential sales from prior purchases. While Python is well-established in the field of data science, Ruby teams face a very practical decision – can the current application manage this requirement, or […]
Building Reliable Payment Integrations in Ruby on Rails
Your customers say they’ve paid. Your application states there’s still an outstanding order. Your Rails app has processed the callback for a second time and now your worker is waiting to perform. These are the kinds of issues a payment integration must resolve. Getting the first API call done is generally the easiest part. Keeping […]