[keith smith]

--- On Sun, 2/21/10, Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> wrote:

> From: Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com>
> Subject: Re: Re:
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 5:00 PM
> On Sun, 2010-02-21 at 15:48 -0800,
> keith smith wrote:
> > Interesting.  I appreciate your feedback. 
> What is the learning curve like for RoR ?
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> I found it refreshingly easier to learn and work with.
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
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I worked with CodeIgniter sometime ago and found the learning curve to be more than I liked.  I also found it to be confining.  Maybe it was just me.

I have since started to use the MVC pattern in PHP development, which helps with keeping the code clean.  Controler in one file, Data in another, View in another.  Much cleaner and might even speedup the development time.

Rapid Application Development is something I have brought up on the PHP list several times, since I started on the command line, traveled through the RAD GUI era and am now doing browser based stuff.

It feels like we are back in the DOS days of command-line development.  We lack the ability to visually drag a widget onto a form and set it's configuration and move on to the next widget.  Not only did you get what you saw, it was a lot faster.

I'm always looking for ways to work faster and more efficiently but do not see it at this point.

I have entertained Delphi for PHP because that may be the closest we get to a RAD GUI for building browser based applications.

I'm very interested in hearing anyone's and everyone's responses.