On 2010-03-20, at 8:17 AM, Pankaj D wrote:
> Hi , everyone
Welcome!
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> This is my first post to any apple mailing list after transition to mac platform ... and i am impressed with the overall development tools available ... in Mac OS X... earlier to that the next most impressive stack for development was "LINUX" ....
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> I am a web developer with 2+ yrs exp ,... in PHP and Rails ....
> After transitioning to Mac .. i wanted to use WebObjects ... i have a project with a client around $ 30K worth and 6 months at hand ... so i can develop in my leasure time .... my question should i experiment .. with learning "WO"
Definitely check out the screencasts on the webobjects community website. You should be able to get a pretty good idea about what you're in for. You should be able to make a more informed decision yourself. Personally I hated developing in PHP by the end of two years with it and I am very happy I switched. You have to know there is a learning curve associated with how to do things the WO way. Having said that, I find that the tools are much better now than when I learned and you can learn the API a lot easier using WOLips in my experience.
> and simultaneously develop the project ... or stick to what i know (PHP/Rails) ... considering that i read at lot of places that "WO" is very easy
This is not necessarily true. It depends on how complicated your application is. Some things are a lot easier than PHP, namely the database and SQL handling.
> ... and more powerfull than "Rails" ....
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> Also my client wants a webserver deployment at office ... so do i have to suggest him to buy a MAC OS X Server or "WO" can be deployed on normal x86 Server hardware ....
Can be deployed on any hardware. You do have to develop using Mac hardware.
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> What Are the scalability options in "WO"
You can scale your app all the way to the same size as iTunes store, Apple Store, the iPhone app store, etc etc. Again simple deployment is easy, but it can get complicated if your needs are complex.
David
> ... as this project has an annual maintenance of $ 18K ... and any development extra ....
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> Regards
> Pankaj
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