From: David Vallner <david@...>
Date: 2006-12-22T21:31:55+09:00
Subject: Re: External Ruby Script in HTML

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Pe=C3=B1a wrote:
> hope someone would write a ruby equivalent to javascript. that would be=
 a killer.
>=20

It's rather unprobable this will happen. Firstly, JavaScript is
standardised, for better or worse. I've seen the first bout of browser
wars, I've seen the second, Lite edition (e.g. how much of Dojo will
break on $BROWSER) - yay, very subtly incompatible handling of
window.location.href updates and onload/onclose events; I don't want to
see the third bout, aka how many scripting language interpreters will
you bundle with or half-assedly reimplement in $BROWSER.

Not to mention the development principles of the two languages (or
rather standard libraries) are almost contrary, you'd have to rip out
and retrofit significant amounts of Ruby to be able to embed it safely.

David Vallner


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