Brian Candler wrote:
> Bill Campbell wrote:
>> Thanks! The book had recommended using at least 1.9.1 but there seems to 
>> be alot of issues with that version so I thought I'd try to figure out 
>> how to use the 1.9.2 that others have said solve many of those problems.
> 
> ruby 1.9.x is a fundamentally different language to 1.8.x, both in its 
> implementation (YARV engine) and in its core behaviour (especially 
> Strings which are totally different). I'm afraid the "minor" point 
> revision is highly misleading.
> 
> Personally I much prefer the ruby 1.8 language, and that's what I'm 
> sticking with. This is not an opinion shared by the majority here, but 
> it's something you'll have to make your own mind up about.
> 
> If Rails ever goes 1.9-only, then I'll be dropping Rails.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Brian.

Brian,
Good insight - I hadn't thought about this part at all. Thanks for the 
thoughts on this.
regards,
Bill
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