On Aug 29, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Jeff Pritchard wrote: > > pharrington wrote: > I also tend to care very little about "market >> share" or the next hot thing; if I have the choice and one tool is >> easier/faster for a certain task than another (and yes, HAML is >> better >> for producing HTML or XHTML markup than anything else right now), >> I'll >> use the better tool. However, HAML is **braindead simple** to learn >> and become proficient with (really, http://haml-lang.com/ >> tutorial.html >> doesn't exaggerate at all about its simplicity), and since when was >> learning more technologies ever a bad thing? > > learning more technologies is only a bad thing when it turns out to > be a > waste of time. A broad category of development such as dynamic web > app > development doesn't just move forward, it tends to move back and forth > quite a bit. Many people think they have a better idea, but many of > them are wrong. One could waste a lot of time if one > learned/tried-to-use every new fad that came out. > > I'm hoping to find out from this thread if HAML is side-to-side, or > forward motion. Sounds like your vote is "forward".
Neither Haml nor Sass have "moved side to side." There has been consistent forward progress, the churn is non-breaking, so working code is seldom (if ever) affected by changes. Time-to-bug-fix is extremely fast if you can produce a reproducible bug, and the developers remain completely engaged in the project. If you want a better flavor for what's going on with Haml and Sass, check the Haml group: http://groups.google.com/group/haml You may also be interested in Compass, a Sass framework that takes advantage of Sass features to put an abstraction layer on top of CSS. http://groups.google.com/group/compass-users My approach to this whole kind of decision making is to try the technology and if it suits my needs, then fine. Use it. I try not to invest my learning time in dead technologies, so it's probably right of you to ask what people think about Haml's current state in the development community. It is currently supported by (or currently supports): Rails Sinatra Merb Webby StaticMatic Compass And probably a bunch of other Ruby tools I haven't named. Do a "hello world" app with it and see whether you find the style useful for your needs. Hope this helps and do check out the Google groups. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
