From: John Joyce Date: 2007-07-27T14:06:11+09:00 Subject: Re: Article: "Why Ruby on Rails Succeeded" On Jul 26, 2007, at 4:48 PM, dblack@rubypal.com wrote: > Hi -- > > On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, James Herdman wrote: > >> On 7/26/07, Greg Donald wrote: >>> >>> On 7/26/07, James Britt wrote: >>>> The flip side is that many people, to their detriment, believe >>>> Ruby == >>>> Rails. >>> >>> I can easily beat that :) >>> >>> Yesterday I had to explain to a friend that if she bought a .net >>> domain name, the site she wanted me to build for her didn't have >>> to be >>> built using M$ .net technology. The fact that she had already been >>> thinking this was the case for quite some time really shows how >>> confused people can become from "news" heard around the 'net. >>> >>> >> Wow. That kind of makes me a little sad inside. It never ceases >> to amaze >> me how different the world looks to those of us who aren't so >> close to >> technology. It makes one wonder what else they're missing in the >> world. > > Cheer up :-) We all miss out on a lot, whether it's technological or > not. It can't be otherwise, given how much there is to do and think > about. > > > David > > -- > * Books: > RAILS ROUTING (new! http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321509242) > RUBY FOR RAILS (http://www.manning.com/black) > * Ruby/Rails training > & consulting: Ruby Power and Light, LLC (http://www.rubypal.com) > Indeed! Think about all the industries and fields you don't know anything about... now realize how much YOU may be missing in life! My degree is in art (painting)! But I find programming and many sciences fascinating.