Whatever happened to espousing the enhancements you've made and the neat things you can do with X product? Nowadays it's just a bunch of f**king garbage with "Oh, we can do this better than Y" or "X doesn't have this feature". No wonder someone without a background in computers can't pick one out, we stopped telling them what the things do and switched to total min/max geek mode. If you ever want someone other than your close knit friends to get into computers, they need to stop pretending that computers are like different model vehicles and treat them more like customizable machines. You can do this without saying "X doesn't have 'totalgeekword' feature so you need Y".
Mozy appears to be done in RoR, or at least the administrative interface (I got a rails error the first time I logged in to check my backup). Still, I'm very interested in RoR - but I suspect I'll wait another year or two to see where it goes before I invest the time and energy.
Yes, but an in-house development team will marvel at the ease of maintenance and feature adding with Rails, as opposed to Java. Our in-house team uses Java, and it takes "months" to get new features added. Whereas in Rails, it takes me a few days.
Oh, and before I get flamed, its also worth noting that Java is a language, and Rails is a framework. Sure, Ruby is slower, but its easier to develop with in my honest opinion. Especially when you take into account web applications. I would use Java in a heartbeat for GUI desktop apps because of its "write once, use anywhere" mentality. A+ to Java on those grounds.
rodrigo74May 15, 2007
Meh. Mac vs PC parodies are overused now.
moocatMay 15, 2007
Whatever happened to espousing the enhancements you've made and the neat things you can do with X product? Nowadays it's just a bunch of f**king garbage with "Oh, we can do this better than Y" or "X doesn't have this feature". No wonder someone without a background in computers can't pick one out, we stopped telling them what the things do and switched to total min/max geek mode. If you ever want someone other than your close knit friends to get into computers, they need to stop pretending that computers are like different model vehicles and treat them more like customizable machines. You can do this without saying "X doesn't have 'totalgeekword' feature so you need Y".
wooteryMay 15, 2007
Oops, wrong reply button.Bury.
jeezoflipMay 16, 2007
i hate java and all its bs that goes along with it. Lets here it for visual basic :)!
ponygumboMay 18, 2007
Mozy appears to be done in RoR, or at least the administrative interface (I got a rails error the first time I logged in to check my backup). Still, I'm very interested in RoR - but I suspect I'll wait another year or two to see where it goes before I invest the time and energy.
grinndaddyMay 24, 2007
Cheers to that! (Bury away Rails Fanboys! You're just sad because you can't figure out a real language!)
cbmeeksJul 21, 2007
it rocks baby!<a class="user" href="http://eblarg.com">http://eblarg.com</a>
jdelsmanJul 3, 2008
Yes, but an in-house development team will marvel at the ease of maintenance and feature adding with Rails, as opposed to Java. Our in-house team uses Java, and it takes "months" to get new features added. Whereas in Rails, it takes me a few days.
jdelsmanJul 3, 2008
Oh, and before I get flamed, its also worth noting that Java is a language, and Rails is a framework. Sure, Ruby is slower, but its easier to develop with in my honest opinion. Especially when you take into account web applications. I would use Java in a heartbeat for GUI desktop apps because of its "write once, use anywhere" mentality. A+ to Java on those grounds.
jdelsmanJul 3, 2008
Yeah, agreed. Rails is being used for some big projects. Think yellowpages.com!
bryanrhodesJun 23, 2009
wrongmany scripting languages (including ruby) are interpreted, not compiled