Welcome to the cult. Older sites use older technology because - until 2 years ago - Rails was a fringe player using an obscure language. Rails now leads the adoption rate in new projects because it showcase what a fine language Ruby is.
Your site will easily plug into other sites' APIs because they always use some interoperable format, such as XML. AlwaysCharging wrote: > So, why did I choose rails? It seems to be the easiest to code it in > and it's very well documented. I hope that doesn't come back to bite > me 'cause I'd rather put in extra work upfront to ensure the longevity > of my site and the least amount of headaches in the future. Then write lots of unit tests - preferably via Test-Driven Development. That way you can add new features, for a long time, without breaking existing features. -- Phlip --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
