# Vancouver.rb Q&A with Brock Whitten on Rails, Getting Off Rails (Merb), PmpknPi (Blog in Merb) and

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vancouver-rb-q-a-with-brock-whitten-on-rails-getting-off-rails-merb-pmpknpi-blog-in-merb-and/131519>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 10, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vancouver-rb-q-a-with-brock-whitten-on-rails-getting-off-rails-merb-pmpknpi-blog-in-merb-and/131519 "2008-03-10T22:31:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vancouver-rb-q-a-with-brock-whitten-on-rails-getting-off-rails-merb-pmpknpi-blog-in-merb-and/131519/1 "2008-03-10T22:31:18Z")

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Hello,

I’ve published a Q&A in the Vancouver.rb series with Brock Whitten.

Questions include:

- How did you get started with Ruby on Rails? What makes Ruby on  
Rails a great choice for developing web applications/sites?

- Can you tell us some challenges you’ve faced developing using  
Ruby on Rails?

- Off the Rails - Can you tell us a little bit about Merb? How did  
you get started? Any insight on how Merb compares with Rails and how  
it’s better or worse?

- What’s PmpknPi? or Tell us more about PmpknPi? What are your  
future plans?

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 More @ http://vanrb.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/brockwhitten/

 Cheers.
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