# B1.03 of Programming Ruby now available **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 11, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/b1-03-of-programming-ruby-now-available/125660 "2008-01-11T00:56:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/b1-03-of-programming-ruby-now-available/125660/1 "2008-01-11T00:56:11Z")
I’ll keep it brief 🙂 - Updated through the end of “Ruby in its Setting”. - Includes a new chapter on Ruby 1.9’s character encoding support. - removed libraries no longer in 1.9 - Chapter One lists the major changes this release. Existing owners update from your account page at [http://pragprog.com/my\_account](http://pragprog.com/my_account) (create an account if you don’t already have one–creating an order doesn’t automatically create an account). More details at [http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3](http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3) Cheers Dave ---
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/b1-03-of-programming-ruby-now-available/125660/2 "2008-01-11T21:17:10Z")
Dave T. wrote: > More details at [http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3](http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3) Laziness request: can the gerbils spit out a more descriptive PDF filename? Especially, helpful would be one with the current version tacked on the end, e.g., ProgrammingRuby3e-b1.03.pdf instead of the same ruby3-p-00.pdf each time. Regards, ---
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/b1-03-of-programming-ruby-now-available/125660/3 "2008-01-11T21:39:29Z")
Bil K. wrote: > Bil K. > [http://fun3d.larc.nasa.gov](http://fun3d.larc.nasa.gov) Sheesh … isn’t it enough the gerbils are porting all their gerbil gems to Ruby 1.9? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/b1-03-of-programming-ruby-now-available/125660/4 "2008-01-11T22:07:07Z")
On Jan 10, 2008, at 9:14 PM, Bil K. wrote: > Laziness request: can the gerbils spit out a more descriptive > PDF filename? Especially, helpful would be one with the current > version tacked on the end, e.g., ProgrammingRuby3e-b1.03.pdf > instead of the same ruby3-p-00.pdf each time. Bil: Cool idea to add the version number in. My only problem is working out how not to invalidate the currently generated PDF names. Let me mull it over. Dave ---
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/b1-03-of-programming-ruby-now-available/125660/5 "2008-01-12T06:57:18Z")
Rick DeNatale wrote: > A packrat are you Bil? Guilty, but only one level deep. Say I read part way through b1.01, then b1.02 comes out. I need to save the previous for a comparison of what’s changed since last time and to find my new starting point. Regards, ---
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 4:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/b1-03-of-programming-ruby-now-available/125660/6 "2008-01-12T04:39:58Z")
On 1/10/08, Bil K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Dave T. wrote: > > > More details at [http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3](http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3) > > Laziness request: can the gerbils spit out a more descriptive > PDF filename? Especially, helpful would be one with the current > version tacked on the end, e.g., ProgrammingRuby3e-b1.03.pdf > instead of the same ruby3-p-00.pdf each time. A packrat are you Bil? – Rick DeNatale My blog on Ruby [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/)