From: Andrew Libby <alibby@...>
Date: 2006-10-08T05:16:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby vs. Rails



Hal Fulton wrote:
>> That's the wrong way around to ask the question isn't it? Something
>> like Rails could easily be implemented in other languages; the author
>> of it chose Ruby for his own reasons, no doubt.
> 
> No, I disagree. Most or many of the copycats are inferior to Rails
> because the underlying language is less expressive (or less dynamic).
> 
> An exception might be Python, which is probably the closest to Ruby
> of all the languages that have Rails clones.
> 

Curiously, how does rails compare to Catalyst.  I'm a long 
time Perl programmer, and learned Catalyst before coming to 
Ruby and Rails.  Now I'm learning both Ruby and Rails.  I'm 
having a lot of fun, but find my lack of command of the 
language to be a real issue with gaining a command of rails.

I thought Catalyst was cool, but too much of a moving 
target.  I've tended to work on a project then loose 
interest for a few months.  When I return the Catalyst 
framework had undergone many changes.

So I'd be interested in hearing thoughts from folks that 
have worked with, or at least looked at both.  I'm really 
digging Ruby, just have somewhat the dry sponge syndrome as 
of late.

Thanks for any feedback.

Andy