From: Gavin Kistner <gavin@...>
Date: 2004-02-09T09:48:07+09:00
Subject: Ruby Web Application Framework Roundup

I'm trying to decide which Ruby web application framework to use (if 
any) for a new project. To that end, I'm looking for all Ruby web 
application frameworks that are out there. Following is what I have so far.

Am I missing any major contenders?
Has anyone actually used any of these on a full project? If so, what was 
your experience with it? (Flexibility? Ease of learning? Ease of use?)



   Name: Arrow
    URL: http://www.rubycrafters.com/projects/Arrow
Status: Alpha
Update: 2004-Jan-19
Server: Apache/mod_ruby
   Docs: In progress...not bad.


  Name: Mortar
    URL: http://fallingsnow.net/ruby/
Status: 0.9alpha
Update: 2004-Jan-24
Server: WEBrick, cgi, or mod_ruby
   Docs: None


   Name: Cerise
    URL: http://rubyforge.org/projects/cerise/
Status: 0.5 "Stable"
Update: 2004-Jan-4
Server: Self
   Docs: Piecemeal via links at http://cerise.rubyforge.org/


   Name: CGIKit
    URL: http://www.spice-of-life.net/download/cgikit/index_en.html
Status: 1.0b7
Update: 2003-Apr-17
Server: Self (?)
   Docs: Reasonable, but written by non-native-english speakers.


   Name: Borges
    URL: http://segment7.net/ruby-code/borges/
Status: 1.0a3
Update: 2003-Jan-27
Server: WEBrick (Apache + DRb 'soon')
   Docs: RDoc reference only...no documentation (that I could find)


   Name: radical
    URL: http://idanso.dyndns.org:8081/rportal/  (broken)
Status: 0.7 (under "rapid development"...as of september)
Update: 2003-Sep-13
Server: Self
   Docs: ? (server broken)


   Name: div
    URL: http://www2a.biglobe.ne.jp/~seki/ruby/index.en.html
Status: 1.2 "usable"
Update: 2003-Feb-07
Server: dRuby, WEBrick, cgi
   Docs: ? (japanese only)


   Name: Ruby Publishing Framework
    URL: http://software.terralab.com/framework/  (broken)
Status: 0.5.3 ('very alpha')
Update: 2002-Jan-31
Server: Apache/mod_ruby
   Docs: ? (server gone)


   Name: Ruby Web Application Framework
    URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/ruby-waf/
Status: 0.2 alpha
Update: 2001-May-30
Server: ?
   Docs: Some (raw text only)


   Name: SBSM
    URL: http://www.ywesee.com/index.cgi?SbSm
Status: 0.6beta
Update: 2003-Sep-23
Server: ?
   Docs: ? (no?)


   Name: Wakaba
    URL: http://www.blue.sky.or.jp/atelier/ruby/wakaba/
Status: 0.1
Update: 2002-Sep-10
Server: ?
   Docs: no