This month is definitely ending with a bang.

  • environment.rb and requiring dependencies - Why thread safety may require you to rearrange how you're handling initialization.

  • Rails 2.2: i18n, HTTP validators, thread safety, JRuby/1.9 compatibility, docs - The official release announcement.

  • Free Ruby eBook - The Book Of Ruby, new chapter: YAML - From the SapphireSteel folks.

  • This Week in Edge Rails - My latest contribution to the main Ruby on Rails weblog.

  • Rails 2.2 For Me And For You - Even if you've read the release notes you'll probably learn about more new features here.