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

[Dan Shafer]

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 an Ajax-style framework called Ruby on Rails, which  
the company created in an effort to make it easier to build internal  
tools for client management use.

The article on Salon.com is cautiously effusive. Interestingly for  
me, Ruby on Rails is available as a free add-on on the hosting  
service I use (Dreamhost.com) so I can go poke at it easily. I may  
decide to do that.

But I keep wondering why this stuff isn't being driven by Rev instead  
of by Ruby, which is a text-only development tool.

The article in question is at: http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/ 
2005/08/10/37signals/index.html


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