From: Eli Green <eli.green@...>
Date: 2001-08-14T04:00:36+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:19649] Re: eRuby Application Server

Well, if Avi's not going to come to the rescue of his very cool little app,
I'm going to. =)

There's an *experimental* app server called Iowa that users of WebObjects will
immediately feel comfortable with. I suggest that anybody interested in
hacking on such a project check it out. It's a great deal more elegant than
the ASP/JSP model, since it automates a great deal of the parameter-passing
cycle of web servers.

I've been busy hacking away on various projects that fit hand-in-hand with
Iowa in my spare time (hah!).

http://beta4.com/iowa/

from Tobias DiPasquale on 2001-08-14 at 03:30:19:
> chad fowler wrote:
> 
> > > The idea of a Ruby app server is something I would
> > > love and am going
> > > through a minor experiemental phase with it. I know
> > > others are
> > > interested in one too (I think Chad Fowler was
> > > definately). I'm
> > > currently experimenting with making something JSP
> > > like as a first
> > > step. I will keep you posted if you want to be kept
> > > up with the
> > > progress.
> > >
> > Sure am.  I started on a module for communications
> > with an Apache plugin that would do
> > failover/loadbalancing, but then got distracted by a
> > number of life-changing events.  Maybe I'm back to a
> > stable mode now and will restart my work.  The nice
> > thing about where I chose to start is that what I do
> > will probably be easily adaptable to any Ruby app.
> > server effort.
> 
> I am likewise creating something like a Ruby application server, for an
> Independent Study here at school. Hopefully, it will be high-enough
> quality that it can be used/maintained by myself and others(?) after the
> class is over.
> 
> Take a look at:    http://rubictm.sourceforge.net/