Rails - Aug 2005 - BoilerPlate 0.2.0 -- easy data-centric applications on Rails

I''m pleased to announce a new release of BoilerPlate, a framework on
top
of Rails that is intended to make development of data-centric 
applications as easy as possible. In its current state there is a real 
chance that it can become useful to anyone beside me.

You can view screenshots, play with some static fake pages, and download 
the whole thing at

  http://www.schuerig.de/michael/boilerplate/


What''s New?

 * Mostly internal reorganization and unit + functional tests
 * TreeNavigator for choosing an object in a tree structure.
 * Navigation through the result of the last list query.
 * Unit tests for the JavaScript code.
 * A generator (script/generate bp_scaffold) for creating 
"BoilerPlate-enhanced" scaffolding.
 * Improved abstraction. User code can get really DRY.


Notes from the Dark Side

 * Currently, it needs a patched version of Rails SVN HEAD to run. It''s
included in the download as well as a diff with my changes.
 * Documentation... what documentation?
 * Tests are improved, but not yet comprehensive.


A Plea for Help

I’d really like to get BoilerPlate to work on Microsoft Internet 
Explorer. The JavaScript code already does work, but my attempts at 
getting the layout right have been frustrated so far. I highly 
appreciate any help that improves BoilerPlate’s cross-browser support. 


If you try out BoilerPlate, I hope you enjoy the experience.

Michael

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Michael Schuerig                            You can twist perceptions
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http://www.schuerig.de/michael/               --Rush, Show Don''t Tell