I am starting a new web site project involving very technical report
and configuration pages and I am looking for advise on what language
to use. This project is a rewrite of a web site currently written in
C and XML.
The two technologies I am looking at are Ruby on Rails and Java,
though I am open to others.
If you are already proficient in Java, you'll need to consider the
learning curve of Rails. I've been developing for nigh 15 years, and
have experience in many languages (C, C++, Delphi, Java, PHP, VB,
COBOL, SQL), and it still took me a number of months to get a grip on
Rails. I've been doing it for about a year now and am pretty
comfortable, but it's not something you're going to "get" in a week.
If you have an existing database that doesn't conform to RoR's
opinions, you'll find yourself very frustrated.
If you do choose RoR, you might also want to consider JRuby, which is
a Ruby implementation in Java. Compared to the current 1.8.6 of Ruby,
JRuby is faster. Plus, you get the benefit of being able to use other
Java technologies in conjunction.
Don't get me wrong, I really like Rails. It's just not the right tool
for every job.
Peace,
Phillip
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