Qt client with rails? Does it make sense?

Rails
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Hi,

A quick question from a beginner: does it make sense to build the UI of
a rails application with Qt, instead of bulding a web application? The
idea would be to reuse parts of rails (like ActiveRecords) to write the
logic on the server, and build the (complex) UI faster, with a
client-based framework.

On the client, ruby could be used too, since QtRuby exists.

Your reactions are more than welcome!

Philippe

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Rails, no, but you’re forgetting something.

ActiveRecord is not Rails, it’s merely the ORM library developed with
Rails. It is a very capable stand-alone library, though you’ll have to
learn the specific configuration utilities Rails does for you (it’s not
much, honestly).

My current state of mind is this: if you can use Ruby, and this isn’t a
performance critical application, use it. QtRuby with AR sounds like a
fine idea. You won’t be able to use anything from Rails itself, but
there are plenty of Ruby libraries to help you along your way.

Jason