# UI framework choice

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ui-framework-choice/147774>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 5, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ui-framework-choice/147774 "2008-09-05T09:11:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@Tud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tud)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ui-framework-choice/147774/1 "2008-09-05T09:11:51Z")

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Hello,  
I need to develop a Rails application and to choose one framework for  
the user interface.  
These are my thoughts about the possible choices

1. jquery + one css framework (blueprint, Yui css, tripoli, …)  
pros  
I have already used jquery and blueprint  
open source licenses  
jrails (rails plugin for integration with jquery)  
cons  
a standard library doesn’t exist (jquery UI is starting)  
there are many choices for the some widget (for example there are  
more than 4 tree widgets, which one should I choose)  
widgets look & feel are different

2. Yahoo UI  
pros  
big company behind  
open source license  
coherent look & feel  
one library  
cons  
integration with rails?

3. extjs  
pros  
more advanced widgets  
one library  
coherent look & feel  
cons  
license? (I need to investigate more)  
integration with rails?

Any other suggestion or thought?

thanks  
.Stefano