litl_phil wrote: While it's nice that Google and Acer share the vision of cloud-based computing, it's also worth noting that we at litl already have a webbook on the market (available at litl.com) that runs our own cloud-based OS.
Unlike Chrome, litlOS is focused on creating a new and better web experience for the home, so we don't have the usual browser interface, we have our own innovative UI. In conjunction with easel mode (litl's inverted-V position) and our growing cohort of litl channels (special apps t...
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Abdu commented on 4 Apr 2006
David tries to portray RoR as a new technology but it is not. It's using as he mentioned himself things that were used for the last decade.
RoR is very good for quick prototyping or even small to medium applications.
When it comes to real enterprise business apps, I don't think it's a good idea to use RoR.
I tried RoR, yes you create a CRUD app very fast, but that's not what keeps me up these days. What matters is performance, security, reliability, scalability, agility, etc...
Abdu
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Java vs Ruby commented on 17 Mar 2006
That remark about Java and "1,000 years" makes Hansson sound a bit hyperbolic, no?
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SYS-CON Australia News Desk commented on 15 Mar 2006
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Abdu wrote: David tries to portray RoR as a new technology but it is not. It's using as he mentioned himself things that were used for the last decade.
RoR is very good for quick prototyping or even small to medium applications.
When it comes to real enterprise business apps, I don't think it's a good idea to use RoR.
I tried RoR, yes you create a CRUD app very fast, but that's not what keeps me up these days. What matters is performance, security, reliability, scalability, agility, etc...
Abdu
SYS-CON Australia News Desk wrote: SYS-CON.TV Exclusive: David Heinemeier Hansson, Creator of "Ruby on Rails, Live From Real-World AJAX. David Heinemeier Hansson, Creator of 'Ruby on Rails, Live From Real-World AJAX
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