quickest way to get running with a jruby/java container

Duby is a programming language, inspired by Ruby syntax, that runs as fast as Java.

good source of general open source ideas to hack on

There still seems to be confusion about the relative simplicity or difficulty of deploying a Rails app using JRuby. Many folks still look around for the old tools and the old ways (Mongrel, generally), assuming that "all that app server stuff" is too complicated. I figured I'd post a quick walkthrough to show how easy it actually is, along with links to everything to get you started.

run jruby on java container more easily

interesting and detailed look at how Mix from Oracle was built

gem to make a war file from a rails app