Comments on: Rails is slow? Who cares! http://blog.wonsys.net/posts/19-rails-is-slow-who-cares/ Blogging about design, development, entrepreneurship, arts & culture and, of course, our products Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:37:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Hone http://blog.wonsys.net/posts/19-rails-is-slow-who-cares/#comment-104 Hone Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:24:52 +0000 http://blog.wonsys.net/posts/19-rails-is-slow-who-cares/#comment-104 Well there are a million and one start ups using rails which get hardly any traffic - or sign ups - so speed in a production environment is potentially never a factor. Well there are a million and one start ups using rails which get hardly any traffic - or sign ups - so speed in a production environment is potentially never a factor.

]]> By: Michele http://blog.wonsys.net/posts/19-rails-is-slow-who-cares/#comment-103 Michele Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:50:02 +0000 http://blog.wonsys.net/posts/19-rails-is-slow-who-cares/#comment-103 **@ Tyler:** I know Python is not the fastest language available, but given it's very similar to ruby, it was a good comparison. It wouldn't make sense to compare Ruby to, say, C, they're not the same thing. Anyway, I agree with you: startups should definitely look for speed of development. @ Tyler: I know Python is not the fastest language available, but given it’s very similar to ruby, it was a good comparison. It wouldn’t make sense to compare Ruby to, say, C, they’re not the same thing.

Anyway, I agree with you: startups should definitely look for speed of development.

]]> By: Tyler Prete http://blog.wonsys.net/posts/19-rails-is-slow-who-cares/#comment-102 Tyler Prete Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:42:50 +0000 http://blog.wonsys.net/posts/19-rails-is-slow-who-cares/#comment-102 While I agree with your point, I'm not sure that Python is really a good example of "fast" either. It is at best 10x faster than Ruby, and I doubt even that. Languages like Java or C# are often near 100x faster. However, especially for startups, I definitely agree that speed of development is almost always more important than speed of execution. While I agree with your point, I’m not sure that Python is really a good example of “fast” either. It is at best 10x faster than Ruby, and I doubt even that. Languages like Java or C# are often near 100x faster. However, especially for startups, I definitely agree that speed of development is almost always more important than speed of execution.

]]> By: nick http://blog.wonsys.net/posts/19-rails-is-slow-who-cares/#comment-101 nick Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:09:24 +0000 http://blog.wonsys.net/posts/19-rails-is-slow-who-cares/#comment-101 Well… I guess in the end it boils down to being a function of your apps lifetime, the hours you save, your hourly rate and the premium you pay. Something like if lifetime(months)*premium/month Well… I guess in the end it boils down to being a function of your apps lifetime, the hours you save, your hourly rate and the premium you pay. Something like

if lifetime(months)*premium/month

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