allan.m.miller@gmail.com
4/25/2006 4:25:00 AM
Hi,
Some general thoughts -
First, the reason why you've found so little on erb is that it is VERY
simple and limited. There isn't much more than you've found, a single
page describes everything about how to use it! The most difficult part
of using erb is deployment (see below).
I wrote and deployed an application using erb last year. Frankly, I
would say that if you are doing an application that involves limited
generation of dynamic content (e.g., capturing information from one or
two forms, and then dynamically generating response pages), then use
cgi. If you are going to develop a more complex web application, one
that requires complex and substantial control, and especially database
access, use Rails. Erb is fine, but very, very simple and limited. It
may also be difficult to find an ISP that offers erb w/o Rails (I used
Grokthis.net). I was pretty serious about using erb, but now realize
that Rails is the way to go.
Kind regards,
allan