Ruby on Rails 3.0 moves nearer release [Video]

This major update of the Web framework features Merb capabilities intended to improve performance and speed

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Ruby on Rails 3.0, the next major version of the popular Web development framework, is expected to reach a release candidate phase — generally the last phase before a general release — in two weeks.

Available in a beta release since February, Rails 3.0 features the merger of Rails with the Merb framework. 

“We expect a release candidate of Rails 3.0 ready by RailsConf,” said Rails founder David Heinemeier Hansson in an email on Tuesday. RailsConf, a technical conference for Rails developers,  will be held in Baltimore the week of June 7.

[ Hansson recently criticized a survey that ranked Rails low in user satisfaction. ]

The incorporation of Merb features into Rails 3.0 is intended to provide performance and speed improvements. Version 3.0 has been slated to feature a new router focused on RESTful declarations. Other improvements planned …