[kyllo]

Clearly an attempt at a better, but still-not-functional Java.

[MadcapJake]

Umm this is definitely not an attempt at a better but still-not functional Java. This is an attempt at a better Ruby. Not sure of how much they've really differentiated themselves (performance-wise or feature-wise).

[kyllo]

Static typing does not say "a better Ruby" to me, Ruby is extremely dynamic.