# Differences between Ruby 1.8 and 1.9

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/differences-between-ruby-1-8-and-1-9/61704>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 26, 2006, 10:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/differences-between-ruby-1-8-and-1-9/61704 "2006-05-26T10:46:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vlad\_GALU](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Vlad\_GALU](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vlad_GALU)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 10:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/differences-between-ruby-1-8-and-1-9/61704/1 "2006-05-26T10:46:52Z")

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I thought of giving 1.9 a try and from what I saw by googling there  
are a number of differences between the two branches in matters of  
syntax and semantics. Is there a list of them somewhere which I can  
dig into ? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Vlad\_GALU](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Vlad\_GALU](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vlad_GALU)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 12:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/differences-between-ruby-1-8-and-1-9/61704/2 "2006-05-26T12:33:50Z")

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[http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?Changes+in+Ruby+1.9](http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?Changes+in+Ruby+1.9)