[Rails] Rails Starter kits

[James G. Stallings II]

Demetrius Nunes wrote:

>    I've been checkin out the new elite snowboarding e-commerce awesome 
> site launched by Tobi, the SnowDevil (at http://www.snowdevil.ca - 
> take a look, it's beautiful) and just remebered about a good Microsoft 
> initiative (yeah, really, they can get it right sometimes) that they 
> called "starter kits" for ASP.NET.
>
>    Starter kits are template applications for different areas and it 
> helps you get your app started without having actually to start from 
> scratch. Some of these startup kits target intranet portals, 
> e-commerce sites and project management stuff (take a look at 
> http://www.asp.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=8&tabid=47).
>
>    So, wouldn't it be nice to have some Rails starter kits? Obvious 
> areas are e-commerce, blogging, content management, issue tracking, 
> community portals, intranet portals, reporting and others. I know 
> there are already some sample applications in these areas, how about 
> turning them into starter kits?
>
>    I think these kits could help Rails gain even more mindshare. Who's 
> up for it? Tobi? DHH? Anyone?
>
>    I would really like to help make it happen as soon as I finish my 
> masters degree in late february.
>
> Rgds,
> Demetrius
>
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I'd really like to get started on this right away, before I even 
complete my associates.

Twitch