One word... Bundler Kevin On Jan 20, 2013 3:56 PM, "Bryan O'Neal" < Bryan.ONeal@theonealandassociates.com> wrote: > Also gem management can be a pain for dispersed development and operations > teams. > On Jan 20, 2013 3:53 PM, "Bryan O'Neal" > wrote: > >> Rails is fine until you need to horizontal scale. Java is a dream for >> that. >> On Jan 20, 2013 2:56 PM, "Kevin Fries" wrote: >> >>> For what you describe... >>> >>> If it were me doing it. I would be looking first to Rails, and a >>> secondary at Java. >>> >>> This is exactly in the wheelhouse of Rails and Django. >>> >>> Kevin >>> On Jan 20, 2013 2:30 PM, "keith smith" wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I need to upgrade an ecommerce site that serves a virtual company. It >>>> actually does more than ecommerce. None of us are in the same community. >>>> We are spread to the winds. So we rely on the web to make it happen. Our >>>> current solution was written in PHP 4 by someone else. I upgrade it to PHP >>>> 5 about 4 years ago. It is full of patches, some old code and some new. >>>> Part is MVC and other parts have HTML and PHP mixed together with DB code. >>>> It is time to do a complete makeover and add a ton of functionality. I've >>>> been looking at CodeIgniter for the project. However Java has jumped up on >>>> my radar again. I say again, because I have studied and played with Java >>>> multiple times over the past 10 or 12 years. >>>> >>>> As I think about this, I think we can use Java to do the web app, and >>>> potentially create a desktop app to allow the operations folks to have >>>> access with an app that runs on their Win or MAC PC's. Potentially maybe >>>> even a smart device app. >>>> >>>> Any thoughts are always appreciated. >>>> >>>> ------------------------ >>>> Keith Smith >>>> >>>> --- On *Sun, 1/20/13, Bryan O'Neal >>>> * wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Bryan O'Neal >>>> Subject: Re: OT: Java vs PHP >>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >>>> Date: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 1:38 PM >>>> >>>> The question I have is what you are doing. If it is small with few hits >>>> and non stateful data use PHP or even rails. If you are doing an massively >>>> scaled ecommerce site then you use java. It is a matter of which does what >>>> better. As for the individual thinking java was client side, I suggest >>>> that perhaps you are thinking java script not java. Java is server side and >>>> processed tomcat or jboss. >>>> Personal I like java :) >>>> On Jan 20, 2013 12:24 PM, "keith smith" > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I am in the process of planning a web project. I'm thinking possibly >>>> using Java. To this point I have done all my web projects using PHP. I >>>> know there will be a learning curve. >>>> >>>> My main question is the availability of Java programmers. It seems >>>> there is a lot of PHP talent available for PHP projects. I like that there >>>> is a lot of availability of PHP programmer because that makes my apps >>>> supportable if I move on or am otherwise not available. >>>> >>>> I have not met a lot of Java programmers, so I assume they are not >>>> available the same way PHP programmers are. In other words I think I can >>>> visit Gang Plank HQ and find a hand full of PHP programmers that I would >>>> fee good about pulling into a project. I'm not sure I can say the same >>>> with Java programmers, however I have not paid much attention when it comes >>>> to Java programmers. >>>> >>>> You thoughts are much appreciated!! >>>> >>>> ------------------------ >>>> Keith Smith >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >