From: David Masover <ninja@...>
Date: 2009-12-14T08:07:40+09:00
Subject: Poll: Significant Indentation

I've just re-read the "Beating a Dead Horse" thread. I will bring that up 
shortly, but first I want some actual numbers.

I really like Haml. But I really like Erector (inspired by Markaby). The 
biggest reason I prefer Haml to Erector is significant indentation.

I'm curious how many people agree with me. A quick poll -- send answers 
directly to me, and I'll count and summarize them for the list:



What is your favorite Ruby template language for generating HTML?

Which editor do you use to edit HTML templates?

Which editor do you use to edit Ruby source?

If Ruby had optional significant whitespace as a core language feature (maybe 
like http://gist.github.com/117694), would you use it:
 - Never?
 - Sometimes?
 - All the time?
 - Don't care?
 - Only with different syntax (lazibi, colon, something else?)

If your favorite template language is Haml, would you prefer Erector if Ruby 
had significant whitespace?
(yes/no/NA)

If you actually dislike Haml, is it because of the significant whitespace?
(yes/no/NA)

Have you done any significant development in Python?
(yes/no)



That's all.

I welcome opinions, but what I'm after here are either specific, countable 
statistics, or a criticism of the questions being asked. I think there will be 
a lot more to discuss once we have some numbers.

Also: Should I cross-post this to the Rails group?