From: Derek Lewis <lewisd@...00f.net>
Date: 2004-01-10T07:21:52+09:00
Subject: Stability for Production? 1.6 vs 1.8?


What's all your thoughts on using Ruby for a production application?  The
language itself (and libraries) is well suited for the project, and the
performance is acceptable, even if some things may need to be done on C.

My only concern is stability.  I originally developed my rcoaster
application on 1.6, but I've been running it on 1.8 lately, and I seem to
encounter a fairly large number of segmentation faults.  Despite that, my
gut tells me that in 6-8 months, stability will be much better.

I'd just like to hear some opinions on what you think of putting my eggs
in the basket labeled "Ruby" for a production application. :)

Derek Lewis

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