From: "s.ross" <cwdinfo@...>
Date: 2009-03-11T00:55:25+09:00
Subject: Re: What are the 5 most innovative ruby projects/libraries?


On Mar 10, 2009, at 4:38 AM, Phlip wrote:

> s.ross wrote:
>> On Mar 8, 2009, at 9:03 PM, Phlip wrote:
>>> Rails can't possibly innovate because it has only one purpose in  
>>> the  world - linking SQL (a preexisting innovation) to HTML  
>>> (another  preexisting innovation).
>> That's like saying that the maglev trains can't be innovative  
>> because  they link preexisting train stations. What's innovative  
>> about maglev  is that it allows trains to achieve higher velocity  
>> through the use of  innovative technology. That argument could be  
>> made for Rails. The  trains ran before ... they just run faster now  
>> (or maybe they get  built faster, or fail less often, or ...).
>
> You snipped the comparison to Shoes, whereas Rails to Shoes goes  
> like maglev to teleportation...
>

While I did snip the comparison the Shoes, I didn't snip the phrase  
"Rails can't possibly innovate..." which is what I responded to.  
Please tell me you don't believe that Rails is constrained like that.