From: Wilson Bilkovich <wilsonb@...>
Date: 2006-10-18T03:00:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Code behind HTML

On 10/17/06, Vince /. <totalharmonicdistortion@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> After having some issues with eRuby and embedded ruby in HTML, Im trying
> to find out if its possible to develop a web page in the same way that
> ASP.NET works.
>
> Basically you straight HTML with no embedded script and when all the
> data is posted back to the server, you can use c# (or any language) to
> handle and process the data returned.
>
> I think CGI is different to what im after. Im looking at doing all my
> processing in ruby and keeping my html 'clean'
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>

What you've described isn't actually how ASP.NET works, but I can
understand what you're looking for.
I would say that 'Merb' is probably as close as it gets for Ruby
webapps right now:
http://brainspl.at/articles/2006/10/09/introducing-the-merb

Alternatively (or in addition to Merb), you could go with a templating
solution such as Liquid, instead of ERb. That way there's no direct
'Ruby' code mixed into your HTML. Some people like it that way.