It's been a long debate, and yes, it's almost like sequel. Actually, ARel positions itself into the same niche as sequel, i.e. low-level toolkit to build framew

It's been a long debate, and yes, it's almost like sequel. Actually, ARel positions itself into the same niche as sequel, i.e. low-level toolkit to build frameworks on. In my opinion, sequel is an absolute kick-ass sort of thing, it's just that ultra-cool if you have time and will to hack. Further reading: http://sequel.heroku.com/2010/02/06/arel-sequel-differences-part-1/ http://sequel.heroku.com/2010/02/06/arel-sequel-differences-... http://sequel.heroku.com/2010/02/10/arel-sequel-differences-part-2/ http://sequel.heroku.com/2010/02/10/arel-sequel-differences-... http://sequel.heroku.com/2010/02/23/the-benefits-without-the-costs/ http://sequel.heroku.com/2010/02/23/the-benefits-without-the... http://magicscalingsprinkles.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/why-i-wrote-arel/ http://magicscalingsprinkles.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/why-i-... -- note comments bout sequel