From: Mark Somerville <mark@...>
Date: 2006-02-08T01:44:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby in Browsers?

On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 12:58:26AM +0900, petermichaux@yahoo.com wrote:
> } I've had to start using JavaScript to make a DHTML interface. After
> } learning Ruby I feel like I'm taking a giant step back in productivity
> } and fun by using JavaScript. PITA.

I couldn't agree more. Writing Javascript is something I have no love for at 
all.

On Tuesday 07 February 2006 16:15, Gregory Seidman wrote:
> That probably means you are using it wrong. Or you are running up against
> cross-browser incompatibilities.

I could well be using it wrong. Maybe it is the browser inconsistencies. Maybe 
it's because I find it a horror to debug. Whatever it is, It's a car crash of 
a technology for me.

Mark

> JavaScript is a very nice language when 
> used properly.
>
> } Any moves out there to get Ruby imbeded in browsers?
> }
> } How about Ruby as a client-side scripting web standard? (Maybe it would
> } have to be Ruby Light with the file accessors removed.)
>
> The biggest problem with JavaScript is incompatible APIs across browsers.
> Adding Ruby to the mix would only make cross-browser compatibility more
> difficult. Unless you could magically get everyone out there to
> simultaneously switch to a browser that provided client-side Ruby scripting
> in exactly the same way, it would only add to the mess.
>
> If you really want client-side Ruby, start working on a
> Ruby-to-ActionScript (or Flash bytecode) compiler.
>
> } Thanks,
> } Peter
> --Greg