From: James Britt <james_b@...>
Date: 2006-01-03T09:34:46+09:00
Subject: Re: application and web app technologies

Roedy Green wrote:
> On 2 Jan 2006 10:24:54 -0800, cartercc@gmail.com wrote, quoted or
> indirectly quoted someone who said :
> 
> 
>>* Java/JSP -- We have already made the decision to go with Java, but
>>we haven't started with it, and have not committed to Java.
>>* Python -- Some of us have had limited experience with Python.
>>* Ruby -- We have a Ruby advocate here, but no one knows anything
>>about it.
> 
> 
> In many shops, perhaps yours too, you are relying on volunteers.  The
> problem is they suddenly disappear on you leaving no notes.   In that
> situation, you want to push for as vanilla technology as possible so
> that you have maximal chance the next guy will already be familiar
> with the tools.

Ah. The famous Redundant Array of Java Coders

I hear you can hot-swap them, but they're terribly inefficient.

James
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