Dave Thomas
Summary: Ruby 1.9 was a major release of the language: it introduced multinationalization, new block syntax and scoping rules, a new, faster, virtual machine, and hundreds of new methods in dozens of new classes and modules.
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Dave Thomas
Summary: Ruby 1.9 was a major release of the language: it introduced multinationalization, new block syntax and scoping rules, a new, faster, virtual machine, and hundreds of new methods in dozens of new classes and modules.
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Offers a thorough deep dive into Ruby 1.9, detailing its significant updates like multinationalization and the new virtual machine.
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