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I predict that in 2 to 3 years, there will be several accessible web frameworks in erlang, scala, and maybe even haskell. Yes, there are frameworks for them no
by jhancock 18y ago
I predict that in 2 to 3 years, there will be several accessible web frameworks in erlang, scala, and maybe even haskell. Yes, there are frameworks for them now, but they are not "accessible" to the masses yet. This will change and good programmers will have all the readability they need for quick web dev as well as the power and safety of more advanced language features.
As much as I like merb, I would like it _much_ better if it was in erlang or scala. lift, erlyweb, mochiweb, etc are still not at the ease of use level of the ruby frameworks. There will be a tipping point, I hope ;).
- gaius 18y agoF#, don't forget. It has the backing of a major industry player and access to all of the .NET libraries and tools already.
- seertaak 18y agoPlus it's based on ML, which, while possessing a few wrinkles and warts, is a very pragmatic language.
- silentbicycle 18y agoDon't forget OCaml, for that matter.
- seertaak 18y agoAgreed; in fact I've that's the only ML I've tried! What I don't like about it is the standard library; compared to Haskell's it feels so obtuse. Actually I think Haskell's standard library is pretty friggin' awesome. Everything is where it should be, functionality is well documented, the names are succinct but clear. It's a joy to use.
- silentbicycle 18y ago> [the standard library is] so obtuse Agreed, strongly. Look at extlib ( http://code.google.com/p/ocaml-extlib/ http://code.google.com/p/ocaml-extlib/ ) and such, though. While OCaml's official standard library has some infuriating gaps, the unofficial standard library makes up for many of them (and the core language is quite good).
- tphyahoo 18y agoI am trying to make happs, a haskell web framework, more accessible to the masses: http://www.happstutorial.com http://www.happstutorial.com