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I've been using The C10K problem website as a reference point for a number of years now. Figured I might as well blog about it so I can find it easier in the future...
Speaking of C10K, I would really like to see a kevent/kqueue module for ruby. Python has one: PyKQueue. I generally use select() now, but it has some problems, i.e. timing out individual fds.

QDBM: Quick Database Manager

QDBM is a library of routines for managing a database. It looks fast and has ruby bindings.

The top and the bottom of: Quotations on simplicity in software design

Remember that there is no code faster than no code.
-- Taligent's Guide to Designing Programs

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone.
-- Bjarne Stroustrup

Eventum : http://impleo.net/en/index.php

very cool:
http://www.paranoidfish.org/boxes/2002/01/30/