yup and merb 1.0 is gonna be awesome. I love that they are stripping it down and moving to rack.
On Jan 30, 9:33 am, "Matt Aimonetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Merb 0.9 should be released in 2 weeks. > > Merb FTW! > > -Matt > > On 1/30/08, robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I've been working with Merb for a little while now. It's a great > > little framework and I actually prefer it over rails. The performance > > is up 300% faster than rails and if you use datamapper, it is easy > > enough to have concurrent connections to various databases. > > > I'll be releasing a merb app here shortly that will catalog merb > > resources for people who want to find more information about merb, > > tutorials, blog posts etc. Also, on that note, the guys in irb #merb > > are welcoming and easy to talk to. The core guys hang out there and > > are happy answer questions. > > > I think Merb is gonna hit big towards the middle to end of this year. > > If anything, merb could be a rails killer. > > > On Jan 30, 1:10 am, "Jordan Fowler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Merb: A Memo > > > > You may or may not have heard about the lightweight Ruby web framework > > Merb > > > (http://merbivore.com/). Merb stands for Mongrel + Erb, but it's a whole > > lot > > > more than the name might imply. I've been using it over the past few > > weeks > > > to build a file upload app which will coincide with the main application > > > built in Rails. > > > > It's worth asking what the main distinctions are between the frameworks > > and > > > why you might want to use one over the other. Whereas Rails is the > > framework > > > that has lowered the barrier to entry for many people, Merb brings > > > performance and purity to a clever but sometimes obfuscated world. If > > you're > > > an MVC buff like me, you'll appreciate the attention given in making > > each of > > > the parts (Model, View, and Controller) independent and therefore > > > replaceable. A great example of this can be found in the choices of > > > supported ORM (Object Relational Mapping) libraries; something Rails > > doesn't > > > offer out of the box. Merb also provides you with a straightforward way > > to > > > use any template engine you'd like, very similar to Rails' > > implementation. > > > > Unlike Rails, Merb is thread-safe. To illustrate the difference, imagine > > a > > > one-way road with a single lane (a process). In a non thread-safe > > > environment, cars can only travel down the road single-file, one after > > the > > > other (each car being a thread). Having a thread-safe environment simply > > > means that our road can handle more than one lane and allow cars to > > travel > > > alongside one another (share process resources simultaneously). In > > practical > > > terms, this means a single Mongrel instance can handle multiple file > > uploads > > > simultaneously. > > > > Merb is truer to Ruby than it is to making sure web development doesn't > > > hurt. I'm not saying building an application with Merb is painful, but > > you > > > will need a bit more Ruby prowess than Rails demands. Tradeoffs are a > > fact > > > of life, so in many cases learning more Ruby and using Merb can mean far > > > better performance. > > > > Using the right tool for the right job is important. I highly recommend > > > checking out Merb and using it when applicable. > > > > Jordan Fowler > > > > P.S. > > > I'm planning an in depth talk on Merb for our next meeting. Let's get a > > > conversation going about your experiences with Merb and what you might > > like > > > to know more about. > > > > -- > > > Jordan A. Fowler > > > 2621 First Ave Apt 5 > > > San Diego, CA 92103 > > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Website:http://www.jordanfowler.com > > > Phone: 406.546.8055 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
