Rolling With Ruby On Rails

Bart Braem writes "The Ruby community is abuzz about Rails, a web application framework that makes database-backed apps dead simple. What's the fuss? Is it worth the hype? Curt Hibbs shows off Rails at ONLamp, building a simple application that even non-Rubyists can follow."

Comments

Code, Snort, Code, Snort

[MrAsstastic]

Back where I am from, using rails all night to code a project can land you in trouble with the law, drain you financially and mentally, and leave you with a nosebleed. Best stay away from this nonsense.

It's just a pity

[Metteyya]

I like Ruby, even before I got to know Rails. The only thing I regret is that LAMR sounds really bad.

I develop webpages with LAMR - imagine saying something like that ;).

But... But... There's IIS!

[MooseByte]

"If you are using Windows though, looks like this could be very useful."

Only if it can match the stability and security of IIS that we've come to depend on. Otherwise it's just another shoddy product built by communists for communists.

FlexGrid?

[ackthpt]

Ruby doesn't have FlexGrid ocx which basically makes it useless for database apps.

FlexGrid? FLEXGRID?!?!

Implementation of FlexGrids is responsible for extreme stress, male pattern baldness, genital warts, dry heaves, infertility, webbed toes, seeing spots, loss of super powers, carpal tunnel syndrome, diarrhea, dandruff, dispepsia, gas, fingernail rot, yellowy wax buildup, stink foot, Plantars warts, incontinence, communism, crusty boogers, arthritis, bursitis and and cooties. The only treatment is 500mg of Dammitol, fiftytwo times a day.

You, sir, are a maniac.