From: Chad Perrin <code@...>
Date: 2011-03-26T03:22:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Do I need to upgrade to the latest version of Ruby

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On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:06:35PM +0900, Fily Salas wrote:
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> 1- Does it make sense to upgrade to the latest version of Ruby?

I'd say it makes a lot of sense to have Ruby 1.9.x installed locally so
you can run more programs than if you (only) have 1.8.x, but when writing
code that might be shared with others it makes sense to avoid using
1.9.x-only capabilities when they don't give you much so you can maximize
portability for others who might not yet have Ruby 1.9.x available.


>=20
> 2- Is there a big difference between 1.8 and 1.9?

Others have answered this reasonably well, I think.


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> 3- Will code written in 1.8 works in 1.9?

Almost always.


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> 4- Can someone show me how to install the newsiest version?

Others have answered this reasonably well, I think.


>=20
> 5- Do I need to uninstall 1.8 first?

Others have answered this reasonably well, I think.


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> 6- Why is that I cannot see the Ruby installation anywhere in my Mac,
> where is Ruby installed?

Whether others have answered this reasonably well or not, I have no idea.
I have yet to use Ruby on a Mac.

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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]

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