From: Jeremy Kemper <jeremy@...>
Date: 2008-11-16T05:36:48+09:00
Subject: Re: web framework for Ruby 1.9

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Stefan Lang
<perfectly.normal.hacker@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for a web framework that:
>
> 1) really works with Ruby 1.9
>
> 2) pure Ruby code (i.e. doesn't depend on C-extensions, Java libraries...)
>
> 3) has an active community
>
> bonus points:
>
> 4) doesn't follow the "let's extend core classes whenever possible" craze
>
> 5) good postgres support
>
> Does such a framework exist or am I asking for too much?

Rails satisfies all 5 for me, but you may find Active Support adds too
much for your taste.

> Actually I would use Rails, the latest RC is advertised as Ruby 1.9
> compatible but I've immediately hit a couple of errors and I
> don't have the time ATM to fix compatibility errors in such a big
> codebase and push the changes upstream. What's more, the pure
> Ruby postgres driver doesn't work anymore.

What'd you run into? The only outstanding compatibility issue I have
is with the test/unit -> minitest change.

Rails has been chasing 1.9 compatibility like a drowning man gulps for
air. Luckily the recent feature freeze means we're close to having dry
land underfoot.

The latest postgres-pr works, btw. The earlier driver was missing the
#transaction_status method.

>
> Merb fails with syntax errors with Ruby 1.9.
>
> Thanks,
>  Stefan
>
>

Best,
jeremy