First posterous is claiming other publishing solutions are obsoleted by them. Then they trash on the framework that allowed them to build their supposedly superior solution. Maybe these guys should just keep their mouths shut and work in silence - PR doesn't seem to be their strong suit.
Looking critical at your tools is the hallmark of a good craftsman, and improving upon them is even better.
I have absolutely no problem with this post, and why should it be PR ? It's not like he's speaking on behalf of the marketing department, just another hacker that produces code for a living.
It's interesting actually that you could probably replace 'rails' and 'gems' with 'drupal' and 'modules' and still end up with a valid piece.
Mark, in no way did i trash on the Rails framework. I basically said that I find 3rd party frameworks to be less reliable than I have seen on other platforms. I also said that being on Rails has still helped Posterous tremendously and I'm appreciative of that.
Ok, so maybe it came off a little harsh and I apologize for that. I'll try to address your points a little better:
I think you're focusing too much on the negative aspects of there being a lot of plugins and gems out there that are maybe not maintained that well. I run into the same issues all the time, and a lot of times I end up having to patch other people's code or roll my own solutions. But I'd rather there be a lot of someone good choices out there that are written in ruby and save me a ton of time than relying on a company to provide perfect solutions when they feel like it.
Your headline was also a little sensationalist and considering how us rubyists love to preach about the joy of coding in ruby, a little on the trollish side. You can't say that coding in objective-c is as enjoyable as coding in ruby.
Anyways, I hope that explains my reaction a little better.
This post is a bit confusing. At first glance his post appears to be directed at the Rails framework itself. Reading further, he seems to be referring to the overall ecosystem rather than Rails itself.
That seems about right to me. The trunk and the major branches of the tree are generally solid. Minor branches and the leaves of the tree, not so much. I think the pace of the community creates a lot of leaves and minor branches. Anything really important will mature into a major branch and become solid.
