I discovered Merb (Mongrel + eRB) while searching for a solution for accelerating a section of our application via a custom mongrel handler. At first the idea of learning a new framework was ludicrous especially for a production app. After doing some reading and a call with Engine Yard I realized it wasn't going to be unfamiliar territory as ActiveRecord was fully supported via their gem plugin system.
Merb happened to be started by Ezra Zygmuntowicz the co-founder of our new hosting provider Engine Yard. EY also has two full time merb experts on staff. EY has been quick to recommend using merb for issues like the ones we encountered and even though the framework is young and volatile . If I was at any other hosting provider I would never even consider using something like this in production. This has been one of the best things about EY, the trust for their Rails/Merb experts. They know what they are doing. And while at some points the effects of being on the edge can be felt (They removed the MERB_ROOT constant this release!), the benefits of running a lower footprint agile merb app should prove to be worth the minor tweaking.
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