Ruby on Rails

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It seems like most server-side programming threads in this forum are geared towards PHP-related questions, but very few on Ruby on Rails. It's an amazing language+framework to work with, so it's a little sad. I thought it would be nice to have a place where RoR programmers could discuss, so I'll kick it off:

Have you guys made the transition to Rails 3 yet from 2.3? I heard a lot of things changed under-the-hood, but its not too bad a transition. What will it take for you to switch in your production sites?
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  • I use Ruby and Rails a lot for developing my own IM related tools, scripting, and things like that. Working on one right now.

    I haven't really kept up with the latest Rails stuff, in fact I didn't know Rails 3 was out haha.

    I like some of the ActiveRecord additions like chaining queries. That seems nice. ActiveModel seems really interesting too. Haven't read too much but it seems like a lot of under-the-hood changes.
  • I haven't had a great deal of time to play around with rails 3 yet, but I must admit I would say it's a major step forward over 2.3! The main clincher for me is the new API for Action Mailer. Inline attachments used to prove such a headache for me in 2.3 (probably most of you too), but with 3.0 (beta 4 anyway) they're a doddle to work with! Action Controller is also a lot simpler! As soon as rails 3 is out of beta (should be soon) I will take a more serious look at the release candidate.

    I would agree with more popular, but not easier as I can develop a lot of things quicker in RoR than I can with PHP and vice-versa, but I suppose it depends on your background (I evolved from Perl, C). It's also worth pointing out that it's hard to compare PHP to Ruby on Rails without factoring in the Zend Framework, but I'm not even going to get drawn into that debate!
  • I work almost exclusively with RoR.
  • I know Rails 3 for quite time now and had researched about the experiences of those people who have already used it. There are couple of identical problems that pop-up with Rails 3 but the good thing is that some them are already solve. Not bad version.
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    Ruby on Rails

    It seems like most server-side programming threads in this forum are geared towards PHP-related questions, but very few on Ruby on Rails. It's an amazing language+framework to work with, so it's a little sad. I thought it would be nice to have a place where RoR programmers could discuss, so I'll kick it off: Have you guys made the transition to Rails 3 yet from 2.3? I heard a lot of things changed under-the-hood, but its not too bad a transition. What will it take for you to switch in your production sites?