From: Jamis Buck Date: 2004-08-19T07:07:23+09:00 Subject: Re: [RAILS] way too slow... David Morton wrote: > Wes Moxam wrote: > >> David, how complex is your site going to be and how much traffic do >> you plan on getting? Unless you're planning to compete with ebay in >> the next couple of months, Rails is likely fast enough for you. Signup >> for a free account at http://www.basecamphq.com/ to try out a >> production rails application. > > > I don't have an application for it right now, but I'm arguing the > principle of the thing. I think a web server needs to be able to handle > more than 1 request per second. :P Welll... I know you're being facetious, but rails does handle a LOT more than 1 request per second. In fact, as Wes said, it is probably sufficient for most things you need to do with it, especially since you are only arguing "the principle of the thing." I definately don't want to be misunderstood here. I'm not trying to flame, and I don't want to come off as insulting. I just want to say: be careful when "arguing the principle of [a] thing." If you don't know what you want to use a tool for, it makes no sense to argue that the tool is insufficient. However, once you sit down and try to use that tool for something, and then discover that it is insufficient, that is the point at which you can begin to offer constructive criticism, because that is when you begin to understand *what* aspects of that tool could be improved. DHH is *very* responsive to constructive criticism. He has a fast turnaround on bug fixes, and is very willing to work with his users. However, a general "it's not fast enough" is hard to fix, especially when there is nothing to compare it with. Not fast enough for what? I honestly hope these comments aren't misunderstood. I don't mean to be patronizing or insulting; I just want to make it clear that when criticizing software, the principle of the thing is not enough of an argument, generally. :( - Jamis -- Jamis Buck jgb3@email.byu.edu http://www.jamisbuck.org/jamis "I use octal until I get to 8, and then I switch to decimal."