From: Jeff Pritchard <jp@...>
Date: 2006-06-06T10:48:47+09:00
Subject: Re: I love Ruby - But how bright is Ruby's Future?

Somebody mentioned that if you want to do any serious application 
programming you should look elsewhere.  I've also noticed that while 
there are several attempts out there at application frameworks based on 
Ruby, there don't seem to be any that beget any enthusiasm.  Discussions 
of the existing ones are usually of the form "Yeah this one wasn't too 
bad, and the other one was almost adequate".

Since Rails is considered by many to be the "killer app" for Ruby, why 
doesn't there seem to be a contender in the non-web-app type application 
framework genre for Ruby?  Is there something about the language that 
makes it an inappropriate choice for "real" application work, or is it 
more just a matter of coincidence that the right group of people hasn't 
done something as stellar as Rails in that space yet?

I, for one, would fall in love with Ruby all over again if there was a 
truly cross-platform native application framework even half as brilliant 
as Rails.  You could call it "Ruby on 'Roids".

thanks,
jp

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