On Aug 11, 2009, at 5:55 AM, AlwaysCharging wrote:
> > I've read a ton of comparisons that compare one framework to another, > and one language to another. There's so much conflicting advice out > there that it's hard to know what is best. Did I make the right > choice choosing Rails for my first web project? I guess we'll see. Depends on the project. > The only reason why I'm hesitant is that a lot of the big name sites > use php (facebook, wordpress, joomla, etc). At some point I'd like to > write plugins and extensions for them and integrate with their API's > with my site, will Rails will do the trick? Of course. > Also, I looked into django, the framework for python. I was sorta > intrigued by python because that's what google uses and I believe > yahoo as well. However, there is 0.00% chance of my little ol' web > app ever reaching their seismic proportions, but from what I've read > django is quite comparable to ruby and quite a bit faster. I guess > that's the only reason why I'm still hesitant about choosing Rails. > From what I've gathered is that Rails lags in speed and performance. I doubt that Google uses Django. I know for sure that their crawlers and many other things (the faq system, google groups, blogger) are written in Python, which is to be clear a wonderful language I used for years. And yes, probably Django is faster than Rails, because the Python interpreter is faster than the Ruby one. And Java is way faster than Python, with C++ being faster than both. Honestly on the web nobody should care who's faster of who, it's really a non-problem, because at some time, when you really need speed, the interpreter has to get out the equation. If I can give you a suggestion, worry about something when you actually have that problem, not before. You chose a technology that will make you productive and release your product quite fast. Rails doesn't lag in speed and performance, if you're able to use it. > 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. So the > next few months all I'll be doing is eating, drinking, breathing > Rails, and I just wanted to say hi and sorta introduce myself to the > community. Thanks guys for all the documentation already out there > and all the support you guys provide. Welcome. ngw --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
