[OSM-dev] [OSM-talk] The OSM Applet - let's ditch it for JOSM (was:Mapping Reading, some impressions)

[SteveC]

* @ 05/09/06 10:40:03 AM Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> What I'd like to know is what if anything is the initial result (for the end
> user visiting OSM) from Ruby on Rails (RoR). 

It becomes, in a stroke, almost trivial for anyone to hack on it.

Right now there are lots of 'argh I cant install a dev server' emails.
Expect them to go away. Rails ties it all together. It also makes it
*easier* to code. Right now adding a feature is a nightmare. With rails
it's somewhat easier.

> I'm assuming RoR is only going to give the project a better web framework on
> which to develop a more coherent OSM platform. It's not actually going to
> give us a new map view on day one for instance. Am I right in that
> assumption?

No. As part of deploying rails I wanted to have openlayers and fast maps
too. I'd also like richards flash thing up too... But you're right
insofar as they are seperate technologies and on seperate machines.

have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/