From: Dave Thomas <dave@...>
Date: 2003-01-25T08:13:38+09:00
Subject: Updates to Programming Ruby: Request for Help


Folks:

I've been wondering how much it's going to take to get Programming Ruby
up to date wrt Ruby 1.8. I'll be working the changelog and news files,
but at the same time it's easy to miss stuff. So, I'm asking for help.

I've created a set of pages starting at 

  http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?ProgrammingRubyTwo

where we can start listing out the changes that need making. 

Here's my cry for help. Could folks get in the habit of noting changes
between Ruby 1.6.1 (on which the book is based) and Ruby 1.8 in these
pages? I'm looking just for the factual stuff: methods, classes, modules
that have been added or removed, syntax that's changed, all that kind of
stuff. There's a separate page (ChangesToProgrammingRuby) where you can
vent on the style, explanations, and other stuff.

Does this mean there's a second edition coming?  No - not necessarily.
But before any decision gets made, we need to have a feel for how big
the job is.

Thanks in advance for your help


Cheers


Dave