On Oct 22, 5:20 pm, "s.ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi--
>
> On Oct 20, 2008, at 3:00 AM, Lost Warrior wrote:
>
> >http://www.sdtimes.com/MERB_1_0_OFFERS_AN_ALTERNATIVE_TO_RUBY_ON_RAIL...
>
> > hi i got this link from my friend in new-jersey.whether merb is an
> > alternative for rails
>
> This is a good article but doesn't tell the whole story. If you are an
> Open Source Ruby Ninja, then Merb will be a slam dunk for you. If you
> rely on Google to answer your questions about "how do I create a form
> tag in this dern thing", then you might find the community's posts are
> not as helpful as the wealth of info you can get on Rails.
>
> If you are in the category of developer who worries about scaling and
> thread-blocking mutexes and all the stuff Merb and DataMapper worked
> on in response to the "Rails is slow" whining, then you'll understand
> and appreciate Merb. If you're looking to get something built quickly,
> then you might be better off sticking with Rails -- especially if you
> like grabbing prebuilt functionality in the form of plugins.
>
> If you're not sure, then by all means, find a tutorial that is
> somewhere close to the current RC of Merb, install it, and watch in
> amazement as yet another Ruby Web framework comes to life before your
> very eyes. You might start here:
>
> http://merb.4ninjas.org/(close, but not quite current)
>
> Good luck!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcMklv40YMY&feature=user
is a talk on merb and its philosophy with respect to rails, followed
by talk on rubinius.
Damn cool.
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Daniel Bush
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