On the 9th, I had an opportunity to speak to Boston.rb about Ruby 1.9. Ruby 1.9.1, a stable release, is due out this December, and the changes from Ruby 1.8.6, the production Ruby of choice, are fairly significant. My talk was focused on the new syntax and language features, and covered a number of “gotchas” that could trip-up the unwary.
I spoke at the Lone Star Ruby Conference a few days prior on the same subject, but my Boston talk was geared for a smaller, more interactive setting.
The Boston group was fantastic; a nice mix of skill levels, good commercial interest in the language in the area—and the venue, Sermo, was definitely one of the best catered meetings I’ve ever attended! My thanks to everyone at Boston.rb (especially Josh) and the guys at Thoughtbot, who put me up, let me hang out at their office, and showed me the sights.
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