From: Alex Young Date: 2007-02-13T02:37:56+09:00 Subject: Re: Running Java from Rails Thought I'd just weigh in here... Javier_CH wrote: > On 12 Feb., 17:47, Drew Olson wrote: >> Coming from Java, let me tell you that coding the "complex stuff" in >> ruby is much nicer than coding it in Java IMO. Take the time to learn >> ruby and you will be extremely happy. >> > You're right, but I think bytecode is probably faster then interpreted- > code when it comes to performance. What have your experiences been? Firstly, the chances are that it doesn't matter - developer speed beats cpu speed in general. Secondly, you're probably right, but benchmark it - don't guess. > Second, we've a information retrieval project written in java (lucene) > which I'd like to use and I don't think using it over a webservice is > an option... If you're interested in Lucene but don't need any of the Lucene-specific tools, it's really worth having a look at Ferret. It's a Lucene-alike written in C with Ruby bindings, and it's very, very good. Hope this helps :-) -- Alex