From: James Britt <james.britt@...>
Date: 2007-06-21T09:04:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby MVC

M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:

> As an aside, while the concepts of Og are quite exciting, about the only
> documentation I've been able to find is a couple of discussions in Hal
> Fulton's "The Ruby Way, Second Edition." 


Yes, I know.  :)

And, sadly, it's falling out of date. :(


> I've gone to their web site and
> they are certainly aware that it needs to be done, but busy users with
> problems to solve aren't going to document their stuff for them.

True.  Recent discussion on the nitro list suggests this will be getting 
more attention.  The issue for me has been that, even when trying to 
help provide docs, the code has been evolving out from under them.  I 
think the changes have been for the better, but it makes it hard to stay 
on top of.

> 
> Is there a market for an Og/Nitro book, or is the popularity of Rails so
> overwhelming that nobody will take the risk?
> 

I've heard some interest from publishers, at least in the idea of the 
broader topic of Web development in Ruby outside of a single, fairly 
focused, framework.  There is considerable variety in the numerous Ruby 
Web tools.

It may be chicken and egg; more documentation on Nitro would drive more 
usage, driving more demand for documentation.

-- 
James Britt

"I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's;
I will not reason and compare; my business is to create."
  - William Blake