Why wasn't Ruby 3 even faster?

#539 — February 11, 2021

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💡Some issues lean towards being more Ruby than Rails, some more Rails than Ruby, and this is probably one of the latter :-) I'm keen to keep the balance right though, so if you've got any blog posts, releases, or screencasts covering Ruby use cases away from Rails, I'm particularly keen to hear about them — thanks!
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Peter Cooper, editor

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Quick Bits

• RubyGems 3.2.9 has been released. RubyGems.org also saw some improvements throughout January.
• Homebrew 3.0 has been released. The popular package manager aimed primarily at macOS now has official Apple Silicon support (although, of course, not every package has a compatible version yet).
• The Pragmatic Programmers (well known for their Ruby Pickaxe book) have put all their books, including a few Ruby or Rails ones, on Medium. A curious move!

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