
Avi Bryant on DabbleDB, Smalltalk and Persistence
In this interview, Avi Bryant talks about the Smalltalk web framework Seaside, DabbleDB, using Smalltalk images for persistence instead of an RDBMs, GemStone and more.
Tracking change and innovation in the enterprise software development community

In this interview, Avi Bryant talks about the Smalltalk web framework Seaside, DabbleDB, using Smalltalk images for persistence instead of an RDBMs, GemStone and more.
Rails exception stack traces in the browser are a common sight for Rails developers (and sometimes users). A Google Summer of Code project aims to speed up Rails debugging by giving the developer a web-based, interactive shell to investigate the system after an exception happened. InfoQ caught up with Eugen Minciu, the developer of the project, to see what he's planning.
A comprehensive description of the current debate over the place of stateful web applications, as provoked by Avi Bryant, creator of the successful Seaside framework for Smalltalk. DHH is interviewed for his views on the matter.
Why is Ruby on Rails one of the most popular web frameworks? Does Ruby on Rails introduce many new and revolutionary concepts? Or does it simply offer better implementations of old, common and well-known design practices? Does a "Rails on Seaside" concept make sense? Will Rails suffer from the effects of Bram's Law?