Re: cannot install gems

On Jul 31, 2013, at 10:48 AM, Tom Cloyd <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Marcus - thanks for your help...
>=20
> On 07/31/2013 06:00 AM, [e-mail] wrote:
>> Am 31.07.2013 05:20, schrieb Tom Cloyd:
>>> Environment: Kubuntu Linux 13.4 | rvm 1.21.3 (stable) | ruby 1.8.7
>>> (2013-06-27 patchlevel 374) [i686-linux]
>>>=20
>>> I'm following the advice of the authors of /The Rspec Book/, and =
trying
>>> to recreate the environment (ruby-1.8.7 etc.) in which the book's =
code
>>> was run.
>> If you absolutely must... but 1.8.7 is <del>dead</del> retired.
> I'm well aware of this, but it IS the version used in the book, which =
we are urged to use. I will be running the book's code on Ruby 2.0.0 as =
well.

Well, they do say that, but that book was published in 2010, which means =
it was finished in 2009, starting when (2005?) that old code was the =
leading edge.

It may hold true that you might understand the code better if you work =
in the same versions, however, how long can that possibly hold true for? =
Hopefully, the authors will come up with an update (it *is* needed for =
the code alone).

But I also think that admonition is false. You do not need to use their =
exact same versions at all to get good learning from that book. The best =
way I've found is to treat it not as a reference, but as a text book.

Here, really, lies the question: do you want to curtail your learning =
chances by adhering strictly to a (strong) suggestion from a book that =
is out of date, or get on with learning things using what is current?