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Myth #3: Rails forces you to use Prototype (loudthinking.com)
7 points by swombat on Nov 14, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



Am I the only one who thinks that DHH has become a bit more civil since Merb has started to get some momentum?

It's easy to have a "f__k you if you don't like my choices" attitude when you're the only real game in town. Suddenly a player comes out of nowhere saying "hey, you can make your own choices!" and everything changes.

These myth posts -- which I really appreciate -- seem to me to be a reaction to Merb hitting version 1.0 and people starting to take it as a serious, light weight alternative to Rails. And one day Merb will become heavy and bloated with a million features and we'll see the rise of another framework. Wash. Rise. Repeat.


" ... serious, light weight alternative to Rails. "

These have existed for 5 years now. What makes Merb of interest is that it is a cleaner Rails.




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