My main concern with scripting languages like Ruby is performance, I
know there are some JIT for Ruby but there is a potential for some
number crunching and when numbers are objects like everything it
seems to me that this would limit the performance of number crunching.
Our web pages will only have to deal with very small numbers of
simultaneous users, 1 or 2 most of the time, though it could
theoretically get to as many as ten on the rare occasion that one of
our sites is publicly accessible.
With a user load of that size, performance will probably not be an
issue at all. So, Java or RoR will suit you just fine if performance
is your only concern. Having worked with both, though, I think the
barrier to having a functional site is significantly lower with Rails
than with Java. Depending on the framework you use, Java requires a
lot of XML configuration and a lot of verbosity. Rails, on the other
hand, will get you running in just a few minutes. Additionally, you'll
have to choose the framework you want to use with Java: Struts,
Spring, Stripes, Tapestry, JSF, or Shale -- they're all different.
With Rails, there's only one framework.
- Robert
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