Hi Everyone,

I started on a series to learn by reversing a simple native C Ruby gem. Part 6 is now published! It looks at how to benchmark the native gem.

Link to Part 6: https://notepad.onghu.com/2023/learning-by-reversing-s1-e6-native-gems/
The whole series is available at: https://notepad.onghu.com/2023/learning-by-reversing-s1-native-gems/
* Part 1 - This covers the background to the gem we explore
  Link: https://notepad.onghu.com/2023/learning-by-reversing-s1-e1-native-gems/
* Part 2 - This goes into the details of how ruby loads the native gem and extension (and includes a nice sequence diagram of how all the bits happen together)
  Link: https://notepad.onghu.com/2023/learning-by-reversing-s1-e2-native-gems/
* Part 3 - How do we ensure that we have everything and that it actually gets built at installation?
  Link: https://notepad.onghu.com/2023/learning-by-reversing-s1-e3-native-gems/
* Part 4 - Understanding the development Makefil
  Link: https://notepad.onghu.com/2023/learning-by-reversing-s1-e4-native-gems/
* Part 5 - The Ruby C/API
  Link: https://notepad.onghu.com/2023/learning-by-reversing-s1-e5-native-gems/

There are more parts planned, including documenting the code, running the specs and enhancing the gem.

Comments on the posts or the plans welcome. I'm @onghu on Twitter or @onghu@ruby.social on Mastodon if you're on either.

Best regards,
Mohit.