Welcome to this week’s Web-based syndication of Ruby Weekly, the Ruby e-mail newsletter (which just turned 100 weeks old this week – issue 100! :-))

Highlights include: Ruby 1.8.7′s last ever bug fix release, the Ruby OpenSource Challenge, a new open source code review system, and the results of a Rubyist text editor poll.

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Ruby 1.8.7-p370 Released: The Last Bug Fix Release for 1.8.7
Still using 1.8.7? Right on schedule, this is your last bug fix release, with only security fixes available for the next year before 1.8.7 is abandoned entirely.

The Ruby OpenSource Challenge
Backed by a large variety of prize givers and sponsors, the Ruby OpenSource Challenge encourages you to help improve the Active Admin project. Read More

Welcome to this week’s Web-based syndication of Ruby Weekly, the Ruby e-mail newsletter. While I have you, be sure to follow @RubyInside on Twitter as I’m going to be posting news more frequently there than on the Web site in future.

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The latest highlights include: Rails 3.2.6, RailsInstaller for OS X, Pow 0.4.0, Rails 2 Asset Pipeline, Sidekiq 2.0, and Savon 1.0.

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Rails 3.2.6 Released: Fixes More Vulnerabilities
Rails 3.2.4 was released a few weeks ago fixing two serious security vulnerabilities (explained in another post below). Rails 3.2.5 then followed a day later as 3.2.4 introduced a nasty scoping bug.. Read More

Welcome to the bumper pick’n'mix of Ruby and Rails news and releases for May 2012, fresh from the pages of Ruby Weekly (which, unsurprisingly, comes out once every week – on Thursdays).

Highlights include: RubyMotion’s release, the JRuby guys are moving to Red Hat, Spree 1.1, DHH’s RailsConf keynote, and JRuby 1.7.0 preview 1.

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RubyMotion Released: It’s Ruby, but for iOS
The biggest Ruby news of the month! RubyMotion is a Ruby implementation and toolchain for iOS by Laurent Sansonetti, the former MacRuby lead developer, that lets you build iPhone and iPad apps.

DHH’s RailsConf 2012 Keynote (YouTube)
DHH rails against conservatism, people who think about the newbies, and ex-hippies, while celebrating progress and getting the audience to chant “I will not fear change, I will not fight progress”. Read More

Welcome to April 2012′s bumper pick’n'mix of Ruby and Rails news and releases, fresh from the pages of Ruby Weekly.

Highlights include: Matz’s new Ruby implementation, MobiRuby (Ruby for iOS), Passenger 3.0.12, Ruby 1.9.3-p194, TorqueBox 2.0, Adhearsion 2.0, and Dr Nic’s App Scrolls.

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Ruby 1.9.3-p194 Released
A small version bump for Ruby 1.9.3 which includes a security fix for RubyGems (and therefore an updated version) along with oodles of minor tweaks and fixes.

MRuby: A Lightweight Ruby Implementation by Matz
It’s been in the making for a while (remember RiteVM?) but this week Matz’s new ‘lightweight’ Ruby implementation, mruby, spread around the Rubysphere like wildfire. Read More

And again, a mixture of travel, illness, and exhaustion have prevented me from my weekly updates on here (although Ruby Weekly is still going out on a weekly basis!). During my recent travels, I had the opportunity to explore various online platforms, including some of the top bitcoin casinos, which sparked my interest in how Ruby and Rails are being utilized in these cutting-edge environments. So, here’s a bumper update for all of the top Ruby and Rails news from March 2012, highlighting some intriguing developments in both the web development world and the evolving landscape of digital currencies.

Highlights include: Matz wins a prize, Ruby is approved by the ISO, some awesome jobs, Bundler 1.1, Vagrant 1.0, Rails 3.2.3, Avdi Grimm’s Object on Rails book, the Pragmatic Programmers release some more awesome books and, of course, a lot more. Read More

Ruby Weekly has just tipped over 10,000 subscribers but I know not everyone is into getting their news via e-mail, so here’s the latest frequent roundup of the latest Ruby and Rails news for you, all on the Web :-)

Key News, Releases, and Headlines

Hungry Academy Application Process Closes This Weekend
LivingSocial’s ‘Hungry Academy’ will provide a paid, on-site 5 month Ruby and Rails learning experience and mentorship program to a small group of lucky applicants. Interested? You’ve only got a few days left to apply.

DOS Attack Vulnerability Found in Ruby 1.8′s Hash Algorithm
Ruby 1.8.7-p352 and earlier are affected by a wide reaching (as in Python and Java are also affected!) hash related vulnerability. Read More