diff --git a/Elise_Huard-Ruby-s-bin-men/README.md b/Elise_Huard-Ruby-s-bin-men/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..665d444 --- /dev/null +++ b/Elise_Huard-Ruby-s-bin-men/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Ruby's bin men +The Garbage Collector: how does it work? +What does it mean when people speak about stop-the-world, mark-and-sweep, generational garbage collectors? +How does ruby fare at collecting its own garbage? +What does it mean when they say 1.9.3's garbage collector has improved? +This talk will explain those concepts, what the impact of garbage collection is on our programs, and what future could be. + +## Elise Huard + +Elise has been developing software for 12 years, in a variety of languages and situations. She's got a disproportionate sense of curiosity and likes to know how things work. +Besides technology and edgy stuff she likes cooking, traveling, improv, reading, and people out of the ordinary. + +![Profile picture](https://github.com/euruko2012/call-for-proposals/raw/master/Elise_Huard-Ruby-s-bin-men/profile_picture.jpg) + +- [My website](http://www.jabberwocky.eu) +- [My twitter](https://twitter.com/#!/elise_huard) +- [Ruby goes to hollywood](http://speakerdeck.com/u/elise_huard/p/ruby-goes-to-hollywood) +- [Concurrency](http://www.slideshare.net/ehuard/concurrency-5514785) + diff --git a/Elise_Huard-Ruby-s-bin-men/profile_picture.jpg b/Elise_Huard-Ruby-s-bin-men/profile_picture.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4393d00 Binary files /dev/null and b/Elise_Huard-Ruby-s-bin-men/profile_picture.jpg differ