Ruby Lifecycle: End Of Life And Support Status
Last updated on November 2, 2023
Ruby is an open-source programming language that is popularly used for web development but can also be used for automation, DevOps, data processing, etc. This programming language has been introduced with the purpose of being simple yet maximizing developer productivity.
Like Python and PHP, Ruby is also a backend language. However, in comparison, many prefer using Python and PHP since they take up less processing power.
Support status guide
End of life (EOL) is the end of a product’s useful life. When a product reaches the end of its life cycle, the manufacturer no longer supports it. The following table explains the different phases of a product’s lifecycle. Testing status is when the product is initially released and EOL is when product support is no longer offered. The time between these two points is the support timeframe.
Testing
The software is not yet publicly available. It is in testing phase i.e., alpha, beta, release preview etc.
Active
The software is actively supported by the vendor.
Phasing Out
The software will soon reach its end of life. You need to look for upgrade or migration options. The software will automatically go into phasing out status 2 months before end of life.
End Of Life
The software is no longer supported by the vendor. You need to make sure your system and environment are safe.
Version
Released
Active Support
(25 December 2022)
(31 March 2026)
(25 December 2021)
(31 March 2025)
(25 December 2020)
(31 March 2024)
(25 December 2019)
(31 March 2023)
(25 December 2018)
(31 March 2022)
(25 December 2017)
(31 March 2021)
(23 December 2016)
(31 March 2020)
(24 December 2015)
(31 March 2019)
(25 December 2014)
(31 March 2018)
(25 December 2013)
(17 March 2017)
(24 February 2013)
(24 February 2016)
(30 October 2011)
(23 February 2015)
The Ruby programming language was first introduced in 1995. Since then, many other iterations have made their way to the public releases.
Since the release of Ruby version 2.1, a newer version has been released each year on Christmas, i.e. 25th December 2021, and it is then actively supported for the next 3 years and 3 months (39 months in total). This means that the support for each version ends on the 31st of March.
EOLs
