Learn Ruby in which version?

rubyonrails-talk
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Hi, There are some free books that were recommended to learn ruby, but these books are in Ruby 1.6 (Programming Ruby The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide) and another one in Ruby 1.8. Is it fine to learn from these books based on older versions, when right now Ruby 1.8.7 and Ruby 1.9.2 are recommended? Thank you.

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http://apress.com/book/view/9781590597668

includes ruby 1.9

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http://apress.com/book/view/1430223634

includes Ruby 1.9