Rails feels like just what it is, a reflective inspection and auto build (aka code generation) of a well designed Model View Controller connected to a nice implementation of Martin Folwers Active Record design pattern. I think the lession here isn't how great Rails is, but how much can be gained by following well designed patterns...
I keep hearing people say they couldn’t possibly use Ruby because it lacks automatic refactoring tools.
Java's leadership run, at least for applications, might be drawing to an end. This book points out one language and two frameworks (one in Ruby and one in Smalltalk) that have something special to offer. One possible alternative language, Ruby. It improves on Java, but that doesn't mean that Ruby will succeed, or that it's the best possible alternative. Dynamic Languages...
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