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> Don't judge the whole article by a single line...

If something is called A vs B I was would hope to see a list of how A is better than B. The only mention of NodeJS is pretty derogatory - it detracts from the promotion of RingoJS (which I found interesting)

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The point of the article is to bring Ringo in the spotlight. I strongly believe that the developers are doing a great job and the seamless access to Java libraries is the great selling point.

If the article generates some (well deserved) attention for Ringo, it will be a success (even if some people do not agree with the wording)

This sounds like something Marak would say.

why downvotes? he - again - clearly states his intentions. what's wrong with that.

I guess some times controversy can be helpful. The article did generate discussion on HN. And this discussion led to me taking a look at Ringo (which I hadn't heard of) to find out what the fuss what about. And now I'm considering trying out Ringo for a project I've been thinking about for a while. So, I guess, mission accomplished .

;-)

Ever consider just submitting a talk about RingoJS to "cool marketing" AKA JSConf? We are a pretty open and "underdog-rooting" group. I might know someone up in the decision committee...

Great idea, you should probably ask Hannes (the RingoJS lead developer though)

I submitted a Ringo talk to JSConf.eu 2010, haven't heard anything back from these guys so far. If that fails, I may apply for next JSConf.us. We'll get the word out there eventually :)

clearly points out several advantages, so i think it qualifies as comparison.

  * commonjs conformant
  * mature & stable
  * java access
  * ...

i agree: dislike of nodejs shines through, but that was clear after the first paragraph. hard to talk about ssjs without mentioning node, nowadays.

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