Greetings
I''ve recently spent some time updating MrBlog to merb 0.5.2. Thanks to
to all at #merb for helping out.
I now feel the time has come to do some more housecleaning and
refactoring to MrBlog than just updating to the recent merb-version.
I''d like to share my guidelines and hear if people think this is
a) OK
b) !OK
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1. What''s MrBlog
MrBlog is a simple blog-engine. It''s written for two purposes, in
priority:
a) The merb beginner. MrBlog will intends to show a merb beginner how
the merb framework can be used to write a simple web-application. MrBlog
will show you how to
- build a web application with the Model-Controller-View paradigm
- utilize javascript for dynamic effects in a web-page
- make the application accessible as a web-service
- utilize an external webservice (akismet for checking spam in comments)
b) The blogger with simple needs. MrBlog doesn''t try to be
sophisticated,
but if your blog-engine needs aren''t sophisticated either, MrBlog
just
might be the perfect match.
2. What''s happening to it
MrBlog is undergoing change with the following three goals in mind:
a) Lean, meaning a small feature set and easy to understand.
b) Tight, meaning production quality and secure. Specs will be written to
test all aspects of the application.
c) Updated, meaning MrBlog will be updated to always run on the latest
stable release of merb.
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Please get back to me if you have opinions on the matter.
All the best
Jon Egil
+1000 When Rails came on the scene, we quickly had apps like Typo and Instiki to look at as example apps. It''s great that someone will pick this up and keep it going. Will the ''beginner'' priority include using quite a bit of the Merb framework, to show how most Merb features can be used, or will a lot of the framework features be left out for simplicity sake? Something in-between, perhaps. On Jan 19, 2008 4:56 AM, Jon Egil Stand <jon.egil.strand at gmail.com> wrote:> Greetings > > I''ve recently spent some time updating MrBlog to merb 0.5.2. Thanks to > to all at #merb for helping out. > > I now feel the time has come to do some more housecleaning and > refactoring to MrBlog than just updating to the recent merb-version. > I''d like to share my guidelines and hear if people think this is > > a) OK > b) !OK > > ---------------------- > > > 1. What''s MrBlog > > MrBlog is a simple blog-engine. It''s written for two purposes, in priority: > > a) The merb beginner. MrBlog will intends to show a merb beginner how > the merb framework can be used to write a simple web-application. MrBlog > will show you how to > - build a web application with the Model-Controller-View paradigm > - utilize javascript for dynamic effects in a web-page > - make the application accessible as a web-service > - utilize an external webservice (akismet for checking spam in comments) > > b) The blogger with simple needs. MrBlog doesn''t try to be sophisticated, > but if your blog-engine needs aren''t sophisticated either, MrBlog just > might be the perfect match. > > > 2. What''s happening to it > > MrBlog is undergoing change with the following three goals in mind: > > a) Lean, meaning a small feature set and easy to understand. > > b) Tight, meaning production quality and secure. Specs will be written to > test all aspects of the application. > > c) Updated, meaning MrBlog will be updated to always run on the latest > stable release of merb. > > > ---------------------- > > Please get back to me if you have opinions on the matter. > > All the best > Jon Egil > _______________________________________________ > Merb-devel mailing list > Merb-devel at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/merb-devel >-- Cheers, Kevin Williams http://www.bantamtech.com/
This is an excellent idea. Since it will serve as an example application, do you think it might also be a good idea to develop a tutorial explaining how it was put together? I was considering something like this last week. I''d be happy to help write and format a tutorial if you think it''s a good idea. -- Luke On 19/01/2008, at 10:26 PM, Jon Egil Stand wrote:> Greetings > > I''ve recently spent some time updating MrBlog to merb 0.5.2. Thanks to > to all at #merb for helping out. > > I now feel the time has come to do some more housecleaning and > refactoring to MrBlog than just updating to the recent merb-version. > I''d like to share my guidelines and hear if people think this is > > a) OK > b) !OK > > ---------------------- > > > 1. What''s MrBlog > > MrBlog is a simple blog-engine. It''s written for two purposes, in > priority: > > a) The merb beginner. MrBlog will intends to show a merb beginner how > the merb framework can be used to write a simple web- > application. MrBlog > will show you how to > - build a web application with the Model-Controller-View > paradigm > - utilize javascript for dynamic effects in a web-page > - make the application accessible as a web-service > - utilize an external webservice (akismet for checking spam in > comments) > > b) The blogger with simple needs. MrBlog doesn''t try to be > sophisticated, > but if your blog-engine needs aren''t sophisticated either, > MrBlog just > might be the perfect match. > > > 2. What''s happening to it > > MrBlog is undergoing change with the following three goals in mind: > > a) Lean, meaning a small feature set and easy to understand. > > b) Tight, meaning production quality and secure. Specs will be > written to > test all aspects of the application. > > c) Updated, meaning MrBlog will be updated to always run on the > latest > stable release of merb. > > > ---------------------- > > Please get back to me if you have opinions on the matter. > > All the best > Jon Egil > _______________________________________________ > Merb-devel mailing list > Merb-devel at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/merb-devel