On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Bill Sim <[email protected]> wrote:
> We have gotten push back from contractors, who have said, "If it's not > MySQL, I wont bid on it." I am not a Ruby Developer (IANARD), but I > would like to know if there is an issue with using Ruby + Postgres. One thing to consider is that the idea that ActiveRecord just magically insulates the developer from understanding the underlying database is wishful thinking, once you get past your basic 'hello world' app. So if someone knows MySQL well, s/he may not want to put the time into learning the gotchas of another DB. I would charge more just to cover the aggravation of using Postgres's god-awful command line tools. :-) But personally, I'm database-agnostic -- right now I'm working on a JRuby/Rails/Oracle app. Ultimately, it's "run what ya brung" :-) FWIW, -- Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
