From: "Shot (Piotr Szotkowski)" <shot@...>
Date: 2009-10-15T09:17:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby for the wrong reason

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David Masover:

> On Monday 05 October 2009 10:45:08 pm flebber wrote:

>> Which version of Ruby should I use 1.8.6,
>> 1.9.1 or a preview version of 1.9.2?

> If it's a brand-new project, use 1.9.1.

I fully agree. I write all of my new stuff in Ruby 1.9.

> Unless you do something strange, it should be portable backwards
> to 1.8.7, and with a few (very small) patches, to 1.8.6.

And you might find the backports gem *very* useful
(as I have): http://github.com/marcandre/backports

> As others say, not all libraries will be available
> on 1.9.1, but the vast, VAST majority are.

Also, you might find http://isitruby19.com/ useful.

> If you have a choice between two libraries, one which works on 1.9.1,
> and one which doesn't, that's a strong hint about which is more
> actively maintained.

+1 :)

> And all other things equal, 1.9.1 is twice as fast
> as 1.8.6, so there isn't a good reason not to use it.

I do a lot number crunching in my PhD code and 1.9 is
almost exactly *three* times faster than 1.8 for me.

=E2=80=94 Shot
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Diaries of Sapir and Whorf Reveal Fears that They Didn=E2=80=99t Truly
Articulate the Spirit of Hypothesis           [Patently False]

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