Re: RubyOnRails and Intraweb

frank wrote:
Other approach could be:

the combination YUI-Ext + MagicAjax + Asp.Net ECO App + nBackEnd? to this
combination was perfect only need that work Asp.Net ECO App on Mono

IMO, MagicAjax really isn't required here as YUI already provides
library support for AJAX stuff. I don't know anything about MagicAjax,
but it looks like it's a Pre-Atlas type solution for ASP.NET.

Regardless, the use of YUI + YUI-Ext can be done more naturally with
Rails than Intraweb or ASP.NET. I believe this is exactly the kind of
thing that works better with Rails than Intraweb or ASP.NET.

Intraweb and ASP.NET's non-javascript (or javascript +
server-side/designer) component architecture is its strength and
weakness in this regard. The strength is that you get tools to help you
build your UI and insulation from HTML/JavaScript by leveraging
components. The weakness is that it insulates you from HTML/JavaScript,
it's harder not to leverage components and harder to integrate
javascript libraries that utilize simple http gets and posts.

Disclaimer: I'm not saying that Intraweb and ASP.NET are alike other
beyond providing designers and having a strong component model. There
are other differences between the two frameworks.

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