Posted by Dikkie Dik on 11/29/05 09:44

I only once saw somebody using it and demonstrating it.

- The fact that it relies heavily on conventions could be a real
drawback if you want to get existing applications (with existing
databases) on rails. But not an unsolvable problem, I think.

- The fact that unit tests are built in makes it the first _serious_
development framework I know. I'm glad to get rid of the feeling that I
am the only one who knows what unit tests are.

- As a complete ruby novice, it was a bit hard to follow. I think the
conventions will require much learning and it will take some time before
you know where you can insert your own code. I think it _looks_ easy. It
may suffer from an "ASP" like appearance: it can look like childplay,
but it still requires a real programmer.

- My impression: a good package to know, even if you are not a ruby
programmer. You can learn enough from the ideas behind it.

Best regards.

Matias wrote:
> I'm not asking if it's better or not than php... I want to know the
> opinions of web developers about this new toy...
>
> Byee..

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