From: David Ross Date: 2004-10-26T10:13:19+09:00 Subject: Re: Server Programming My project usage with Ruby comes pretty close to what you are using it for with your project. Recently I created a SOAP client/server which were seperate handling frontend and backend for customers to access company information. The program handled authentication, database access, and scripts that ran every night updating any information changed from external data formats. Ruby runs fine for server/client applications. I hgive it a big A+. I've had a few problems sure, but the Japanese Ruby community are really nice. There are some nice non-ignorant people out there as well, usually you can find them on IRC(note: there are still ignorant ones out there). Thanks to NaHi I was able to complete my applications. Ruby is very good for what ou have in mind. If you need help, drop by on irc://irc.efnet.net/ruby-lang or irc://irc.freenode.net/rubymine I would be glad to answer any questions you have. David Ross -- Hazzle free packages for Ruby? RPA is available from http://www.rubyarchive.org/ Andy Stone wrote: >Hello Francis, > >Thanks for the reply. > >This isn't a web server, just a JAVA client/server application that >starts a few threads that have their own individual responsibilities. >The server app is merely a container for these threads to allow the >basic functions like startup,shutdown,and status to be handled >cleanly. > >Being that I don't have any specific questions, I'll just start >writing a version in Ruby and will post questions (as they arise) to >answers I can't find elsewhere. > > >Thanks again, >andy > >On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:39:50 +0900, Francis Hwang wrote: > > >>Hi Andy, >> >>What's the server part of this? I understand processing zip files, >>parsing text/binary, executing SQL, all of that, but I think you've >>been a little vague as to how all these actions fit into the overall >>function of the server in your company. Is this a web server, then I >>take it? Or some other sort of server? >> >>At any rate, everything you've said so far can be handled fine in Ruby, >>and you'll probably find it a lot more fun to write than in Java. If >>you have other specific concerns you should just bring them up and we >>can address them. >> >>Francis >> >> >> >> >>On Oct 25, 2004, at 12:08 PM, Andy Stone wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hello all, >>> >>>The company I work for currently utilizes JAVA/JSP, ORACLE 9i, >>>Apache,Tomcat setup running on Solaris. We have plans to migrate to >>>PostgreSQL and Linux. Currently I have an issue with a server written >>>in JAVA that hangs about once a week (don't know exactly why yet - >>>hence the vague term) and we recently had it create a defunct port >>>while trying to shut down. I did not write this server, but am the >>>only one left to maintain this code. >>> >>>Now you know why I am here. I am looking into Ruby as an alternative >>>to this JAVA Server. The core functionality needed would be processing >>>zip files, parsing text/binary files and executing sql statements. >>> >>>At this stage, how does Ruby compare to Java in terms of server >>>programming? I have liked everything I've read about Ruby to date, >>>but have seen very little in reference to server programming, but then >>>again, I'm just beginning. >>> >>>Please excuse the vagueness, I'm very undecided what to do right now, >>>rewrite the JAVA Server in another language or rewrite it with JAVA, >>>but correctly. The main reason for the other language consideration >>>is the text and binary file processing. I'm was thinking Ruby might >>>handle this aspect better than JAVA. >>> >>>thanks, >>>andy >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > >