From: Joe Van Dyk Date: 2006-01-15T00:12:36+09:00 Subject: Re: Questions to Forward (was Re: why is this a comile error) On 1/13/06, Matthew Desmarais wrote: > Gregory Brown wrote: > > On 1/13/06, James Edward Gray II wrote: > > > >> On Jan 13, 2006, at 4:59 PM, Austin Ziegler wrote: > >> > >> > >>> On 13/01/06, James Edward Gray II wrote: > >>> > >>>> On Jan 13, 2006, at 3:17 PM, Austin Ziegler wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> This is better posted to the Rails list: > >>>>> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > >>>>> > >>>> Is it, this time? > >>>> > >>>> I know this has become our standard response, but the issue above is > >>>> a Ruby syntax mistake. It has nothing to do with Rails. Is that not > >>>> squarely in our area of expertise here? > >>>> > >>> Yes, it's a Ruby syntax mistake. However, it's *not* code that's > >>> runnable without Rails. > >>> > >> I see a lot of code posted here that requires external libraries and > >> we fix that. Is there a reason Rails is different? > >> > > > > I'd say that it's the fact that Rails already has a large support > > community that we should point them in that direction. A lot of > > libraries aren't as easily supported, as if the developers may not get > > to the questions in a timely fashion, etc etc. > > > > I think though it seems a bit harsh, sending people to the Rails > > mailing list actually does a service, rather than a disservice. If > > they did not know it existed before, they find a great new resource, > > otherwise, they just know where to ask next time. > > > > Though, I usually try to offer whatever help I can with a question, > > THEN point people to the rails list, just to be nice ;) > > > Once again, GBrown beats me to it. I agree. For some reason, I think "Google Brown" when I see "GBrown". Like it's some Google project or something.