SMRTR ProgrammingDec 26, 2025Daily.dev

Running Ruby 4 with Ruby::BOX inside Docker (Alpine)

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Ruby 4 introduces Ruby::BOX, a groundbreaking runtime feature that creates isolated class universes within a single Ruby process. Each Box maintains separate classes, modules, and constants while sharing memory and threads, allowing conflicting libraries to coexist without collision. This enables plugin systems, multi-tenant runtimes, and safe execution of third-party code.

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