# What version of Rails/Ruby to use **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 20, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-version-of-rails-ruby-to-use/146388 "2008-08-20T15:19:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SnakeNuts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@SnakeNuts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SnakeNuts)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-version-of-rails-ruby-to-use/146388/1 "2008-08-20T15:19:33Z")
Hello all, I’m running into a quagmire of RoR and Rails versions, and I’d like some advice on what to use. I’d like to set up a RoR environment where I can find ample examples and possibly a couple of good books to help me along, but I’m not sure which version(s) to use: Should I go for RoR 2.1, and if so, do I use Ruby 1.9 (cutting edge option) or should I stay with RoR 1.2 and an older version of Ruby? I’m a big fan of the Pragmatic Bookshelf books, but both ‘cutting edge version’ books (the pickaxe and the Agile Development with RoR) seem to be in Beta. Also, if I do choose older versions of RoR/Ruby, has anyone got any experience with upgrading from these to newer versions? Will it be prohibitively difficult? Any advice/tips are appreciated. Cheers, Alex. ---
**Author:** ![SnakeNuts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@SnakeNuts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SnakeNuts)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-version-of-rails-ruby-to-use/146388/2 "2008-08-20T15:28:21Z")
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 7:20 AM, SnakeNuts [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > older version of Ruby? > I would stick with Ruby 1.8.x. 1.9 is still in development. Rails 2.1 > is > the only version that is compatible with Ruby 1.8.7, otherwise you’ll > need > 1.8.6 for any version of Rails prior to 2.1. Rails 2.1 has some compelling features (Timezones, Named scopes), so I would highly recommend it. > I’m a big fan of the Pragmatic Bookshelf books, but both ‘cutting edge > version’ books (the pickaxe and the Agile Development with RoR) seem > to be in Beta. > > Also, if I do choose older versions of RoR/Ruby, has anyone got any > experience with upgrading from these to newer versions? Will it be > prohibitively difficult? It’s a good time! You’ll want to update one version at a time, and fix any errors or deprecation warnings that come up. If you have a good test suite, this is pretty easy. If not, godspeed. 😉 So, if you have an app that is on 1.0.x, update it to 1.1.x, fix any errors or warnings, then rinse and repeat with 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.1. > Any advice/tips are appreciated. > > Cheers, > > Alex. Brandon * * * Sessions by Collective Idea: Ruby on Rails training in a vacation setting [http://sessions.collectiveidea.com](http://sessions.collectiveidea.com) ---
**Author:** ![SnakeNuts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@SnakeNuts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SnakeNuts)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-version-of-rails-ruby-to-use/146388/3 "2008-08-20T16:28:36Z")
I’m working with Ruby 1.8 and Rails 2.0.2… no major issues. They call it the “bleeding edge” for a reason… ---
**Author:** ![SnakeNuts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@SnakeNuts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SnakeNuts)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-version-of-rails-ruby-to-use/146388/4 "2008-08-20T16:56:18Z")
On Aug 20, 3:28 pm, Ar Chron [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’m working with Ruby 1.8 and Rails 2.0.2… no major issues. > > They call it the “bleeding edge” for a reason… Indeed 🙂 Thanks for the help guys. I just don’t want to get going with RoR and then find out the version I’m using is defunct/deprecated/buggy/etc… I’ll try my luck with 2.1 and 1.8.7. I think I can stand a little ‘bleed’ 🙂 Alex.