Re: [Slightly OT] - Of Ajax, Ruby on Rails, and 37 Signals

Rodney. I have to say this is one of the most reasoned and intelligent responses I've seen to the implied question, Why doesn't everyone use Revolution? It serves as a good reminder of a couple of great Truths of Programming. First, no one tool is suited for everything. Second, busy

Re: [Slightly OT] - Of Ajax, Ruby on Rails, and 37 Signals

But I keep wondering why this stuff isn't being driven by Rev instead of by Ruby, which is a text-only development tool. Easy. Ruby on Rails is free and open source. Much easier to get the developer nerds of the world excited about something that makes their life easier and is free than a

Re: [Slightly OT] - Of Ajax, Ruby on Rails, and 37 Signals

Rodney. I have to say this is one of the most reasoned and intelligent responses I've seen to the implied question, Why doesn't everyone use Revolution? It serves as a good reminder of a couple of great Truths of Programming. First, no one tool is suited for everything. Second, busy

[Slightly OT] - Of Ajax, Ruby on Rails, and 37 Signals

After the discussion here over the last couple of days about the Ajax programming technology for quick-response Web apps, the Universe converges once again in a piece on Salon.com focusing on a Chicago- based firm called 37 Signals and its well-received Web apps. The apps were written in