posted 14 years ago
Ah, if you're comfortable using Rails, I'd say definitely stick with it.
However, just so you know, the learning curve going from Rails to Merb is pretty gentle. In fact, a lot of the stuff in Merb might just make more sense than it ever has in Rails. This is because of Merb's strong adherence to the Principle of Least Surprise. Anyway, why then stick with Rails? Well, I'm keen on conserving one's energies, and Rails3 is going to be where all the development action will be happening anyway. If you're still looking for some Merb awesomeness all before the official Rails3, be sure to check out Rails edge and maybe drop in DataMapper in place of ActiveRecord. It's an amazing ORM and really made me love the default Merb stack. Alternatively, if you've got a small app that may have been better suited for a single file Merb application, do take a look at Sinatra. Its inherited a lot of Merb goodness and a great way to explore Rack middleware.
Feel free to ask me any follow-up questions.
Best,
Foy