From: Hampton <hcatlin@...>
Date: 2006-03-23T00:53:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Rails vs. Ruby Evolution

Kev-

I think you've got the right idea.

I don't think it would be the rails developers job to extend Ruby.
Changes to Ruby need to be made much, much more carefully than Rails.
And, that's a good thing. A little stability in a language and taking
the time to really understand a feature as it goes.

Now, the idea of multiple versions of ruby appearing is simply not
going to happen. All that Rails is doing is adding some methods which
the team found useful, to the standard core of objects. They are not
modifying the actual ruby code, but doing inline extensions.

Deciding if they end up in Ruby Core propper should be the decision of
the Ruby Core team. Its their responsibility to be the keepers of the
core of the language and so they should argue out on there thread if
any of these niceties should be added to the standard distribution.

Rails is just an application. One I use an awful lot, but its just an
application framework, not the language. And, it doesn't pretend to do
anything more. (Which, is why I agree with the domains point brought up
by Peter)

-hampton.