> because XML is often used to simulate dynamic coding a great example of this > is XAML right? > XAML is excecutable code expressed as XML every self-respecting enterprise > architect thinks XML is the second coming and will put loads of it in there. > So instead of describing stuff in XML and giving your whole team carpal > tunnel you can do the same thing by using Ruby to configure your application > The argument is often yeah we did it in XML because then we didn't have to > compile again to make a quick change.
Spot on :) Shay, here's a quick example of using Ruby instead of XAML: http://github.com/thbar/ironruby-labs/blob/master/silverlight/003_using_magic_instead_of_xaml/ruby/app.rb -- Thibaut _______________________________________________ Ironruby-core mailing list Ironruby-core@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core