Um right lol, so go the rails bdd path - and use iterative development, costing modularly, and you hopefully won't go wrong. It's very hard for things to become disasters or very late when you START with tests and expected outcomes that are small. Get an experienced team and you should be good.
Blog: http://random8.zenunit.com/ Learn rails: http://sensei.zenunit.com/ On 02/04/2009, at 6:58 PM, george <[email protected]> wrote: > > I will do much more research. Thank you for this sound advice! I read > somewhere that 60% of software projects are late, and $30 are > disasters > > On Apr 1, 8:54 am, Julian Leviston <[email protected]> wrote: >> That seems way too cheap, without knowing a real spec. Is thedrupal >> solution coded with tests inbuilt? Properly coded rails is a lot more >> maintainable, but you'd be better researching developers no matter >> the >> language. >> >> Blog:http://random8.zenunit.com/ >> Learn rails:http://sensei.zenunit.com/ >> >> On 01/04/2009, at 10:40 AM, george <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi guys, >> >>> I have gotten quotes with severaldrupaldevs and wanted to compare >>> this with ruby on rails. >> >>> Between the range of $2500-5000 can I have a custom site created in >>> ruby, similar fashion to those of other video sites (except no >>> public >>> video uploads) that can work in conjunction with quicktime streaming >>> server? The site would start with "web pages" imported from >>> spreadsheet files (500+) with all data and some media references >>> such >>> as links, QT video links, etc. Media pages would be added using >>> scripts and meta data on a daily basis, perhaps in conjunction with >>> podcast server for mac os x. Video galleries, multiple galleries >>> based >>> on speaker or subject, web pages that represent groupings of >>> speakers, >>> pages for subjects cross referenced by speaker. >> >>> How would this compare withDrupalin terms of expandability, >>> reliability, speed, backup and other issues for a popular site >>> with an >>> engaged interactive user base that actively requests improvements? >> >>> This is a serious inquiry, please help me explore this solution. >> >>> Best, >>> George > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
