# Support Ruby(Rails) Growth **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 6, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/support-ruby-rails-growth/164872 "2009-04-06T23:17:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![supasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@supasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/supasta)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/support-ruby-rails-growth/164872/1 "2009-04-06T23:17:28Z")
Hey Ruby\Rails users, (like me) I know that Prototype (_cough_ “jQuery”)is the library of choice for most rails developers. When it comes to enterprise level apps and having an extensive commercially supported library, you cannot beat ExtJS. If you want a great case study, look at [SalesForce.com](http://SalesForce.com) and how they have used ExtJS as their library of choice. When I came across this poll today, I was shocked to see just how low Ruby was voted on (only 40 votes). I don’t post very often on forums, but I could not help but to share this and hope that fellow Rails/Ruby users will support it and vote. Reload this Page Most Popular Server-Side Languages [http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43322](http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43322) They have also just happened to (beta) release their new MIT Licensed Ext Core. Which boasts some impressive features and majorly competes with jQuery when looking for a core JS framework for websites. [http://extjs.com/blog/2009/04/04/ext-core-30-beta-released/](http://extjs.com/blog/2009/04/04/ext-core-30-beta-released/) While I use jQuery for my website front-end, and will be very hard for me to switch. When I think about the success of Ext Core, is that once my customers graduate past a simple website, I know that the full ExtJS 3.0 is waiting for me. No longer do I have to worry about some small 3rd party _jQuery_ plug-in to do something my clients require. Gone is the worry that they will update and develop for years their ‘project’ plugin. I can release my projects and be secure in my personal reputation (and ability to support them for many years.) Thanks all for supporting Rails (\*Ruby) Chris Westbrook ---
**Author:** ![supasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@supasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/supasta)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/support-ruby-rails-growth/164872/2 "2009-04-07T15:15:27Z")
Chris Westbrook wrote: > I know that Prototype (_cough_ “jQuery”)is the library of choice for > most rails developers. When it comes to enterprise level apps and having > an extensive commercially supported library, you cannot beat ExtJS. If > you want a great case study, look at [SalesForce.com](http://SalesForce.com) and how they have > used ExtJS as their library of choice. Yay for Ext JS. The concept of having a rich JavaScript client application talking with a RESTful Rails application works very well for back-end applications. I can heartily recommend everyone to try it. SproutCore and Cappuccino are among the alternatives. There’s this little chicken-and-egg problem between Ext JS and Rails where the two have different interpretations of RESTful resources. Nothing that a little customization can’t fix, but following Rails tradition it’d be great if Ext JS was compatible out of the box. – Roderick van Domburg > **[De domeinnaam Nedforce.nl is te koop.](http://www.nedforce.nl)** > > Deze mooie domeinnaam kan al over een paar minuten van jou zijn. Betalen gaat eenvoudig en vertrouwd via iDEAL. Direct na de betaling ontvang je de verhuiscode per e-mail en kun je aan de slag. ---
**Author:** ![supasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@supasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/supasta)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/support-ruby-rails-growth/164872/3 "2009-04-07T16:45:01Z")
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Roderick van Domburg \< removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > Yay for Ext JS. The concept of having a rich JavaScript client > application talking with a RESTful Rails application works very well for > back-end applications. I can heartily recommend everyone to try it. > SproutCore and Cappuccino are among the alternatives. > > There’s this little chicken-and-egg problem between Ext JS and Rails > where the two have different interpretations of RESTful resources. > Nothing that a little customization can’t fix, but following Rails > tradition it’d be great if Ext JS was compatible out of the box. Of course, if the cost were the same as rails “out of the box” that would be even better. Cheers– Charles ---
**Author:** ![supasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@supasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/supasta)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/support-ruby-rails-growth/164872/4 "2009-04-07T18:26:03Z")
Roderick van Domburg wrote: > Charles J. wrote: > > > Of course, if the cost were the same as rails “out of the box” that > > would be even better. > > +1 on that one too. 🙂 > > – > Roderick van Domburg > [http://www.nedforce.nl](http://www.nedforce.nl) It’s a start, but the new beta just happens to be released as MIT Licensed “Ext Core”. [http://extjs.com/blog/2009/04/04/ext-core-30-beta-released/](http://extjs.com/blog/2009/04/04/ext-core-30-beta-released/) On that same note, those of you that have a hard time with RDoc, check out the standard API Docs for ExtJS and Ext Core. [http://extjs.com/products/extcore/docs/](http://extjs.com/products/extcore/docs/) Even better, and not to hijack my own thread, but I started playing around with the Documentation Generator and … It works… Just find yourself with the Ruby (_shakes head_) “=begins” and “=end”. I would say that this is a good “RDoc Alternative” for ruby code (And JavaScript as well.) [http://code.google.com/p/ext-doc/](http://code.google.com/p/ext-doc/) ---
**Author:** ![supasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@supasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/supasta)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/support-ruby-rails-growth/164872/5 "2009-04-07T17:59:59Z")
Charles J. wrote: > > Yay for Ext JS. The concept of having a rich JavaScript client > > application talking with a RESTful Rails application works very well for > > back-end applications. I can heartily recommend everyone to try it. > > SproutCore and Cappuccino are among the alternatives. > > > > There’s this little chicken-and-egg problem between Ext JS and Rails > > where the two have different interpretations of RESTful resources. > > Nothing that a little customization can’t fix, but following Rails > > tradition it’d be great if Ext JS was compatible out of the box. > > Of course, if the cost were the same as rails “out of the box” that > would be even better. +1 on that one too. 🙂 – Roderick van Domburg > **[De domeinnaam Nedforce.nl is te koop.](http://www.nedforce.nl)** > > Deze mooie domeinnaam kan al over een paar minuten van jou zijn. Betalen gaat eenvoudig en vertrouwd via iDEAL. Direct na de betaling ontvang je de verhuiscode per e-mail en kun je aan de slag.