From: "studlee2@..." <studlee2@...>
Date: 2006-07-18T03:15:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby for office database application

I agree about the Instant Rails Development comment for Windows users.
If you decide to move away from Instant Rails, portability is simple.
I think using the Rails framework will give you the most productivity
based on the usage of a backend database, but you have to make the
ultimate decision since you know the customers intent and your own
skill set.  Good Luck!

_Steve

M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
> pedro alvarez wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have volunteered at my local charity to develop a database
> > application, which
> > keeps track of contacts, donations, organizations etc.
> > i decided to use ruby for the job
> >
> > My question now is what frontend/approach should i use?
> > local hosted rails or desktop gui?(eg fox/gtk gui)?
> >
> > i was thinking of using rails, but i noticed most similar apps use
> > either access or
> > sql server 2000 database with a .net/visual basic frontend.
> >
> > I would really welcome any advice or  tips.
> >
> >
> If you have Windows machines, I'd recommend using "Instant Rails". It
> comes bundled with Ruby, Rails, Apache and MySQL, so you don't need
> anything else except a browser and some kind of text editor to develop
> your application.