From: John Carter <john.carter@...>
Date: 2005-01-14T09:50:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Proliferation of web frameworks

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Carl Youngblood wrote:

> I don't know about you guys, but I'm starting to be overwhelmed by the recent 
> proliferation of web frameworks for ruby.  I mean, this is really cool and 
> all, but there's a point at which it becomes difficult to digest everything. 
> I sometimes feel, after learning how to use one of them, as if I've just 
> bought the latest and greatest gadget, only to learn that the Joneses already 
> bought next year's model :-)

Open Source Development moves very slowly, but on a very broad front.

However, once one project proves itself to be superior, then it can gather 
an avalanche of momentum.

This proliferation is A Good Thing.

So is the massive weeding out and discarding of these projects as one or 
two of them prove themselves.


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