thoughtbot/guides — pull request #78 by croaky (2013-03-25 20:33:06+00:00)
Title: Add .ruby-version guideline

The `.ruby-version` file is a common standard used by Ruby switchers to
choose which version of Ruby to be used by the project. Similar to the
`Gemfile.lock` file, which locks gem dependencies, this file helps maintain
development-production parity and avoid bugs such as:

https://twitter.com/sstephenson/status/286599900932739072

While the patch level theoretically should not make a difference, the reality
is that Ruby has a history of changing things with patch releases. For
example, Enumerator (and related methods) were introduced in a patch level of
1.8.7.