The presentation

Ruby is an object-oriented programming language, that is nice for developers. Currently, most people are using Ruby 1.8. This version is far from perfect, and Ruby 1.9, a complete reimplementation, aims to fix some of its defects.

I will try in this presentation to answer some practical questions like :
 What are the advantages of using Ruby 1.9 for me, user of Ruby 1.8 ?
 Is Ruby 1.9 already usable ?
 How can I migrate smoothly from Ruby 1.8 to 1.9 ?
 What is the future of Ruby ?

The speaker

Bruno Michel works as a R&D developer at af83, which allows him to try the latest novelties for web applications development.

He’s also a webmaster for the LinuxFr.org site and an active member of the Ruby France association.