Yes, I'd say that's at least partially true. The innovation on JRuby's side is i...

headius on Dec 20, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Massive Ruby speed boost with JRuby and Java 7.

Yes, I'd say that's at least partially true. The innovation on JRuby's side is in new ways to integrate with the JVM, rather than in API or language design. MRI folks need to innovate both in how they design the language and APIs and in how they implement them.