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I haven't actually seen those commercials. The name is a pun of "Ruby on Rails". I intended the name to draw a contrast, not to suggest a similarity! The met
by jhpriestley 16y ago
I haven't actually seen those commercials. The name is a pun of "Ruby on Rails".
I intended the name to draw a contrast, not to suggest a similarity! The metaphor of 'rails' is that ruby development is sped up by being kept on a particular track ('convention over configuration') - there is also a connotation of industrial strength, power, etc. A person on a horse calls to mind the opposite characteristics: exploratory, unconstrained, human.
- jamesbritt 16y agoI see. My first impression was that this was to be an attempt to be Rails-like in some fashion. If you want to be distinct from Rails (and any other framework) perhaps pick a name that doesn't call to mind any comparisons. Anyways, this looks interesting.
- dons 16y agoOh, I had also assumed you were referring to the Old Spice commercials. So sclv's comment made no sense? ... http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/cuq2u/haskell_on_a_horse_a_new_web_framework_based_on/c0vf545 http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/cuq2u/haskell_o...
- jhpriestley 16y agoWell, I found his comment pretty funny, but I had to google it first to figure out what he was talking about.