Just as an FYI. There is some discussion of major reworking to some of the subsystems for Drupal 8 that would make it far easier to use Drupal as a web application engine. Note: that Drupal 7 has yet to be released, so these improvements are a while off. HTH, Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2010-07-30, at 8:54 AM, Jamal Mazrui wrote: > Drupal, Joomla!, Plone, and Django are primarily content management systems > rather than web application frameworks. None are as powerful and have as > active a developer community as Rails. For example, check out the breadth > and depth of the Rails 2010 conference that O'Reilly recently organized in > Baltimore: > http://en.oreilly.com/rails2010 > > Also check out a partial list of deployed Rails apps on its official site, > and compare that to sites produced with other systems. > > If you just want to create a CMS, I think Drupal is currently the best. If > you want to create a more flexible site, however, including one with a > RESTful API (supporting web 2.0 clients), Rails is the best choice. This > factor is a strong one for me -- creating web sites with services that may be > accessed not only via a generic browser but via dedicated clients on any > platform or device using an API of that site (like Twitter, for example, > which is developed in Rails). > > Jamal > > > On 7/30/2010 8:14 AM, Homme, James wrote: >> Hi Jamal, >> Can you elaborate on why you think this? I know that Python has frameworks >> like this. And there are the popular packages like Plone, Jumla, Drupal, and >> others I can't think of right now. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Jim >> >> Jim Homme, >> Usability Services, >> Phone: 412-544-1810. Skype: jim.homme >> Internal recipients, Read my accessibility blog. Discuss accessibility >> here. Accessibility Wiki: Breaking news and accessibility advice >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui >> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 6:31 AM >> To: blindwebbers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; programmingblind; Program-l >> Subject: Seeking co-learners in Ruby on Rails development >> >> As you may know, Ruby on Rails is a popular web application >> framework. Its official web site is >> http://RubyOnRails.org >> >> Besides documentation there, I found an excellent tutorial at >> http://RailsTutorial.org >> >> I have included a text version of that tutorial, as well as many others >> on the Ruby language and Rails package, in the archive >> http://EmpowermentZone.com/ruby_doc.zip >> >> After extensive research on web content management systems and >> application frameworks, I have decided that Rails is currently the best >> fit for some sites I want to be able to do. Its power comes with >> complexity, however, and, unfortunately, there are less resources >> available for helping Windows developers use this framework compared to >> Mac or Linux developers (I would develop on Windows and then deploy on a >> Linux web host). >> >> So, I thought it could benefit my self-learning if other blind >> developers were also pursuing that path together. We could share tips >> along the way, hopefully helping one another out of jams, and >> reinforcing motivation to continue. >> >> If anyone else on these lists is interested in learning Rails together, >> or if you happen to know Rails already and can lend a hand, please speak up. >> >> Thanks, >> Jamal >> >> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> >> >> This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended >> solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If >> you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately >> and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not >> keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's >> prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not >> necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or >> affiliates. >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> >> > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >