From: Kirk Haines <khaines@...>
Date: 2004-02-04T04:54:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Web Application Framework Roundup

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, paul vudmaska wrote:

> Seperation of duties(developers from designers) is
> beneficial to all. My observation is that as scripting
> languages become more intuitive/approachable it
> *might* be helpful to turn their power over to
> designers - if it can be done without jeapordizing the
> integrity of the supporting system. Only with access
> to variables that are pushed  to the file for example.

The seperation is beneficial even when the developer and the designer are 
the same person, IMHO.  It helps keep the codebase more organized, it's 
harder to mess something up that one didn't intend to change.  Also, 
syntax highlighting works better when HTML isn't mixed with Ruby.

What you are talking about with access to variables that are pushed to the 
file -- what do you mean?  Can you give me some sort of psuedocode example 
to illustrate what you are thinking of?


Kirk Haines