From: Phrogz <phrogz@...>
Date: 2007-09-29T03:45:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Can we have these two added to ERb?

On Sep 28, 11:29 am, SpringFlowers AutumnMoon
<summercooln...@gmail.com> wrote:
> how about the case that in RoR or server side scripting usage, it can be
> quite simpler, to contend for Ruby as a server side scripting language?

You don't need to convince *me*; I'm a fan of the idea. You need to
convince everyone else who feels that it's just as easy (and more
clear) to concatenate to _erbout << instead of print/puts/p.

If you read the full discussion when I proposed the RCR two years ago,
you'll see my arguments and theirs. Don't be disheartened, but if
you're going to make a strong case for it effectively, you'll want to
continue the discussion previously had, instead of starting anew.

(Saying "This feature is important because it will make Ruby more
popular in the world of ____" is nice, but it doesn't say _why_ it's
important to have that feature, or why you think it will make Ruby
more popular. You need to either describe what it makes possible that
was not possible before, or convince people why it's a much better way
to do things than the currently-possible solution.)