Further reflection on my reply above seems like I'm saying "I'm a framework expert and I know more than you so I am qualified to say merb is better than rails".

Further reflection on my reply above seems like I'm saying "I'm a framework expert and I know more than you so I am qualified to say merb is better than rails". I only partially mean it that way ;). What I mean is I do feel qualified to analyze and make this decision myself without requiring others to publish analysis. I did my internal analysis and I chose merb for recoding http://shellshadow.com http://shellshadow.com and 9 months later am still happy with the choice. I don't mean to sound snob-ish about it though. Everyone has their own unique strengths they bring to working on start-ups. My experience with frameworks is one of mine.