an enlightened discussion on Ruby on Rails
[12:35] Vanir^: rj, rails is nuts
[12:35] Vanir^: and it made me dream of giant talking bees
[12:36] japolo: howso
[12:36] Vanir^: that is like asking the fly why it wears glasses
[12:37] Vanir^: i was just amazed at how it basically gets you in an armbar and makes you do what it wants
[12:37] Vanir^: but it rewards you with "and now your stuff is done. ha ha"
[12:37] japolo: think of it as a particularly odd sensei
[12:38] japolo: i will admit, at first it seemed ridiculously restrictive
[12:39] japolo: work through it to semi-proficiency and you will be enlightened
[12:39] Vanir^: i swear, it's like it is designed to smack you every time you deviate from the plan
[12:40] japolo: only for a little while longer
[12:40] japolo: soon you will be free
[14:44] hellsop: rails sounds like the anti-perl, based on matt's description.
[14:45] hellsop: "No, there's ONE way to it!" "*whine* Do it that way, then!" "It is done."
[14:55] Vanir^: it's weird
[14:56] Vanir^: there's ONE way to do it, but you can choose to leave semicolon and parentheses off or write it these other four ways
[14:56] Vanir^: it's like you get a veal calf pen to decorate in any way you so choose
[14:57] Vanir^: and the veal calf pen has a robotic massage unit, a whirlpool, and a mame cabinet stocked with the latest ROM dumps, as well as a trapdoor in the ceiling that occasionally releases dallas cowboys cheerleaders of questionable virtue
[15:05] hellsop: heheheh