From: Luis Lavena <luislavena@...>
Date: 2010-10-06T09:31:19+09:00
Subject: Re: ODBC app in Ruby - I don't believe it.

On Oct 5, 8:58 pm, Ed Reed <joebanana...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The history.txt file for the mysql gem says
> "Binary version built against MySQL 5.0.83"
> Also it shows a release date of 2009/08/21.
>
> Is there nothing newer than this? An extension over a year old for a
> bleeding-edge technology like Ruby seems a little embarrassing to me. I
> looked around, I can't even find the MySQL Connector/C v5.0.83 to try
> and solve the problem.
>

There has been no updates to mysql "gem" because the extension author
(the C code the gem wraps for Ruby users) hasn't been updated since
last year.

The reason for that: author declared it dead long ago. He invested
time in ruby/mysql extension instead:

http://github.com/tmtm/ruby-mysql

> What am I missing here? This goes back to my original question. Where is
> all the hype coming from? I was writing CGI apps for Windows using VB6
> over 15 years ago and even back then it was a lot easier than this. I'm
> willing to get on board but how much non-billable time does a person
> have to spend on this stuff?

Seems to me you started on this with the wrong foot. Learn a framework
and a language at the same time is a daunting task that requires
patience and time.

If you, your client or your company are willing to invest on that no
matter -- what framework or language we are talking about -- will be
considered a waste of time.

--
Luis Lavena