I built a Ruby Interpreter

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:25:00 -0500

I love Ruby, but I don’t understand how it works. And my biggest character flaw is that I can’t just read the source, I have to build my own.

You can see my previous posts on this subject:

I Built a Ruby Parser
I Built a Ruby Compiler

Ideally the interpreter would have been in between those two.

And before you get too far, here’s some required background reading: justforfunnoreally.dev

Cora 🔗

So me and the clanker have been working on a new Ruby interpreter named Cora.

Dealing with the Hype Cycle in my forties

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:45:00 -0500

Working in technology in your mid forties feels scary. This is an account mostly for myself, as a diary entry.

Early to Mid 2025: Feeling Behind 🔗

2025 was a weird year for most coders. I felt it somewhat at my day job, but more so in my personal open source work. That’s where my identity as a coder really lives, for whatever reason. It’s the stuff I do when no one needs me to do it.

Ai on My Point of View

I built a Ruby Interpreter

Cora 🔗

Dealing with the Hype Cycle in my forties

Early to Mid 2025: Feeling Behind 🔗