On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:39 PM, James Herdman <james.herdman / gmail.com> wrote: This is a tough call, I would rather learn Ruby1.9, but that will not be such a big difference at the beginning. When you start playing around JRuby will have the advantage that you can test 1.8 code and 1.9 code by simply providing the --1.9 option to the interpreter. Installing Ruby1.8 and Ruby1.9 on the same machine is a major pain. HTH Robert -- Si tu veux construire un bateau ... Ne rassemble pas des hommes pour aller chercher du bois, prñÑarer des outils, rñÑartir les tãÄhes, allñÈer le travailmais enseigne aux gens la nostalgie de lÃÊnfini de la mer. If you want to build a ship, donÃÕ herd people together to collect wood and donÃÕ assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. -- Antoine de Saint-ExupñÓy