Back Buttons and Compilers

The last word on the GoTo statement goes to Edward G Nilges.

I look forward to understanding the full impact of the Steves'** translation of Rails from Ruby to JavaScript. I have banged on before about the potential joy of using JavaScript on both the server and client end of a .NET application and this sounds like positive steps although I had expected Rails to turn up in the .NET world via IronRuby - perhaps JavaScript will be a valid alternative.

**Steve Yegge announced his Google project to translate the Rails framework to JavaScript running on the Rhino engine (read Java VM) at Foo Camp. Steve Yen runs the TrimJunction project at code.google.com that (you guessed it) is a port of Rails to JavaScript. You can run (indeed use off-line) a working demo of Steve Yen's version.

Plus also - thank you Steve Yen for reminding me that I need to resolve the "Back Button" issue in my own Ajax enabled apps. Oh and thank you Steve Yegge for reminding us all of the importance of gaining a true understanding of compilers. Rich programmer food indeed that (sort of) closes the circle back to the "last word".