Rails 2.1 released

So Rails 2.1 is released. Here are some quick thoughts:

• Even with a newer version of gems memory requirements for the upgrade can be hefty. On virtual servers with 512MB of RAM it is best to stop the app and web server instances before installing the new version.
• I’m looking forward to phasing out scope_out present in 1 or 2 apps with named_scope (aka has_finder).
• There have been times in the past where I had much need for gem dependencies but not so much these days. Still a nice feature to have available.
• I’m really interested in playing with the dirty tracking/partial updates. I’m not sure they’ll make a lot of difference in any of my apps but it’s worth testing.