In this article, we take a look at the spanking new features of Ruby 2.1. It was first announced by Matz at the Barcelona Ruby Conference (BaRuCo) 2013. We’ll be focusing on Ruby 2.1.0, which was released over the holiday. Hopefully, by the end of the article, you’ll be very excited about Ruby 2.1! Getting Ruby 2.1 The best way to learn and explore the various features is to follow along with the