[swatermasysk]

As someone who has been tinkering in Ruby for a couple of months, I can see where the author is coming from.

Personally, I tried to spend time on what was stable (Ruby 1.8.7 and Sinatra). This allowed me to focus much more on the language yet still feel productive.

Once you get past getting started, the decision on what to use (or who to ask) become much clearer.

[crazydiamond]

That's the sensible approach most beginners take with ANY platform/software. Download the highest stable release and work with it.

Work with the cutting edge _later_.