[ale] best cross platform development evironment

Greg Freemyer greg.freemyer at gmail.com
Mon Nov 8 19:12:44 EST 2010


I definitely agree with the things break comment.

As of RoR v1.x they made little effort at backword compatibility at
each release, so you had to keep your code current.  That's not as
easy as it sounds for production systems.

Greg

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 6:56 PM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> Most of the hype is in reared to the Ruby on Rails framework.
> Personally, I don't like it. There are too many source files to edit
> for every change, it comes with a lot of bloat, and is very slow
> (might be faster with new versions). I have a couple RoR projects that
> were left behind by the previous person in my position. I hate having
> to figure out what is wrong with them when something breaks. And I
> can't upgrade anything that the apps use or they _will_ break.
>
> That being said, it is the current hot thing.
>
> On Monday, November 8, 2010, Ron Frazier <atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com> wrote:
>> At the risk of sounding horribly indecisive, has anyone had any experience
>> with Ruby?  From an employment point of view, I like the languages
>> previously discussed.  However, from an intellectual point of view, Ruby
>> sounds really cool because of the power and flexibility and expressiveness
>> it's reputed to have.  I have my doubts that it could be as fast as either
>> C++, C#, or Java.  Also, it seems like getting a ruby application deployed
>> on a user's system might be a bear.
>>
>> I just decided to run out to Borders and look over some C++ and Ruby books
>> for curiosity.  I have a 33% off coupon burning a hole in my pocket,
>> expires tonight.
>>
>> I know Amazon may be cheaper, but I have to see a programming book before I
>> buy it.  So many of them are about as interesting as reading the dictionary.
>>
>> Ron
>>
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>>
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>>
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