Rails & Merb Merge!
This is just huge, big news in the Rails community! Who could of asked for a better holiday gift this year! Or at least something to look forward to in the development world with is slipping, stand still economy. I had a feeling that this might happen, just an itch!
But seriously, this is a huge step forward for the Ruby, Rails and Merb communities. I have talked to many developers who are on the fence about jumping on the train, only afraid to do so, cause of a few ranking post about how “terrible” and how “it can’t scale” for Rails. Now with Rails and Merb merging and forming one team, this will squash a lot of the doubters out there and hopefully be the final push down the path of happy coders!
The Rails team is stating a potential pre-release around mid-year next year, maybe before Rails Conference in Las Vegas. Great timing :). This could lead to a wider acceptance of Rails and open source projects in the enterprise world.
More to come! This is a huge step forward for Rails and Ruby and Merb!