Charles Nutter

Charles Oliver Nutter is a Java Champion and Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat.4 He is best known as the JRuby guy, a key contributor to the JRuby project.23

Professional Background

• Works as a Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat4
• President of the Oklahoma City Java Users Group4
• A prominent figure in Java and Ruby development
• Recognized as a Java Champion and Ruby Hero2

Online Presence

• Active on social media platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter/X under the username @headius12
• Maintains a personal blog discussing JRuby, the JVM, and related technologies3
• Has a GitHub profile with 1.2k followers6

Nutter is passionate about linguistics, games, travel, and beer2, and continues to be deeply involved in the JRuby project, exploring various roles from developer to project manager.5