The Viamentis Blog

I was pleasantly surprised to see Rails getting a bump-up in it’s version number (I don’t read the list all that often now, it’s gotten too busy to handle on a daily basis) :
Riding Rails: Rails 1.2: REST admiration, HTTP lovefest, and UTF-8 celebrations

Looks like a lot of work has gone in. Has Rails reached “Plateau of Productivity” without going through the “disillusionment” phase? For me, it did. There was one time when it looked like the best thing since sliced bread, and other times when I didn’t think it was all that great. For me, Rails’ magic is a part of my daily routine now. So it’s new tricks might not impress me much, but I still admire it for the amount of chore it saves me everyday. Go Rails!

I’m expecting some of you have already read this. I don’t understand why the Ruby community is not celebrating yet, but I think it’s a very good sign that Bruce Eckel is digging Ruby. I learnt Java from his TIJ and it’s a wonderful, wonderful book. Here’s hoping for a Thinking in Ruby