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Ruby 4.0.0-preview3 introduces Ruby::BOX for definition separation and ZJIT, an experimental method-based JIT compiler built with Rust. Major changes include Ractor improvements with the new Ractor::Port class for inter-Ractor communication, Set becoming a core class, and Pathname promoted from default gem to core. The release includes significant Ractor performance optimizations (lock-free hash sets, faster method cache lookups), language changes to logical operators and nil handling, and updates to core classes like Kernel, Method, and String. YJIT receives new configuration options while RJIT is removed. Compatibility breaks include removal of several Ractor methods and deprecation of ObjectSpace._id2ref.

Ruby 4.0.0 preview3 Released