“The open source Ruby development language has been rising in
popularity in recent years. This week, Ruby developers released
version 1.9.2, which may well help to further adoption as Ruby
continues to evolve and mature.“The new release, which features performance improvements as
well as some fixes and new features, comes at a critical time for
the Ruby ecosystem. For one thing, the popular Rails framework for
Ruby (Ruby on Rails) is gearing up for its 3.0 release, making Ruby
1.9.2 not just a long-anticipated update, but one that’s been
closely watched due to its implications for a wide array of related
projects.“Fortunately for Ruby’s supporters, the new update delivers what
Nic Williams, vice president of technology at Engine Yard, called
“really the first production-ready 1.9 implementation.” “
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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