From: Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@...>
Date: 2009-12-12T15:54:14+09:00
Subject: Re: syntax issue

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Marnen Laibow-Koser <marnen@marnen.org> wrote:
> Seebs wrote:
>> On 2009-12-11, Sig Dx <sigbackup@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> "We make it very clear that Prawn is not for beginning Rubyists.  If you
>>> seriously don't know what a syntax error is and how to debug it, please
>>> do not post on this list. "
>>
>> This may sound rude, but really, it's not -- it's useful, accurate,
>> advice.
>> Prawn is experimental/alpha-grade.
>
> No it's not.  I'm using it in production quite happily, and have been
> for some time.

Peter is just quoting our own statements about support level.  We
consider Prawn to be alpha-level software, edging towards beta.   Not
because large parts of it aren't good (much of core Prawn is possibly
suitable for production), but because things are still very much up in
the air between now and 1.0.   We're generally quick about fixing bugs
and we don't go around making API changes for the fun of it, but at
the same time, we don't want to give anyone a false sense of security.

One thing is for sure, to use Prawn effectively, until we get close to
1.0, you need to be able to read source and possibly patch it.
That's why it's not particularly suitable for beginners.

-greg