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Ruby on Rails vs Java - RailsEnvy Video

April 17, 2008 at 5:39 am · Filed under Architecture, Technology, Webdesignology

Gregg Pollack and Jason Seifer from RailsEnvy.com do some Ruby on Rails commercials in the same style of the Mac vs PC ads. Videos produced by Jason Hawkins of MakeFilmWork.com.

The video is kind of funny, and does reveal some tidbits of truth about the complexity of enterprise java development. But those who have been reading about Ruby and JRuby for a while realize that you can run Ruby and Ruby On Rails with Java.

But if you think about it… guess that goes to show you there’s a-lotta-truth here.

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Thin

April 16, 2008 at 4:15 am · Filed under Architecture, Technology, Webdesignology

Thin is a Ruby web server that glues together 3 Ruby libraries:

  1. the Mongrel parser, the root of Mongrel speed and security
  2. Event Machine, I/O library with high scalability, performance and stability
  3. Rack, a minimal interface between webservers and Ruby frameworks

So, Thin is the new dog in town. Did I mention that Thin is fast and flexible?

Chart compares performance of WebBrick, Mongrel, EventM, and Thin

Thank-you Marc Cournoyer !

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