From: Friedrich Dominicus <frido@...>
Date: 2003-08-05T15:18:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Too bad I've found about Ruby

"wit" <wit7777bezspamu@poczta.onet.pl> writes:

> 
> Now, my real trouble is: I have to choose the language for
> my next dosktop app. The future of my one-person company
> depends on this product. It will be a technical analysis app for
> stock markets, that would probably take about 40-50k lines
> of Java code.
> I know I can safely choose Java+SWT or Python+wxWindows
> and it will be OK.
> However, I will feel really unhappy if I don't write this app in Ruby
> (and some small parts in C).
> I'm little worried about Ruby's maturity, especially on Win32
> platform.
Well you have to decide yourself of course, but we have decided to go
for Ruby as our next adventure. And we will care especially for Ruby
on Windows. Ruby is a wonderful language and would be an ideal tool
for RAD on Windows too. It's just missing some things we hope we'll be
able to provide. 
> 
> I wonder, what would you guys do in a similar situation and why.
Well ask yourself what it would buy you. Do you have checked if there
isn't some software out there which you might use as a starting point?
I know at least of one package from that area. 

I'm not a fan of Java and I do all I can to stay away from it. I think
with Ruby and C you have all one needs :)

Regards
Friedrich