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Though I’m a little late to the party – the Rails2 Peepcode has just been re-released with write-ups of the major new features in Rails 2.1. If you’ve already purchased the Rails2 Peepcode go on over and download your free update. If you have yet to experience the goodness of this high-quality, professionally produced and detailed publication – isn’t it time you did?

This release also features a section on staying on edge Rails with the git SCM and github.com. Lots of relevant goodies!

tags: ruby, rubyonrails

Those of you that have purchased the Rails 2 Peepcode can download a free update with these features explained in further detail.

Rails 2.1 was released over the weekend during RailsConf. As always, here’s a list of the latest and greatest features in this release:

Major Rails 2.1 Features and Changes

(sorted by date added – most recent first)

• UTC Migration Versioning
• Specifying Gem Dependencies
• Partial Updates
• Dirty Objects
• Has One :through
• Has Finder Functionality
• Easier Timezones
• Pluggable Controller Caching

Chow down.

tags: ruby, rubyonrails