Should I even attempt something of this complexity in Rails?(dabbledb.com)

2 pointsby drop1919 anni fa5 comments

Should I even attempt something of this complexity in Rails?

http://dabbledb.com/

5 comments

drop1919 anni fa

Gang, I submitted a YC funding idea for a new app that would be highly interactive and ideal to put on the web. The closest thing I've seen to what I'm trying to do is DabbleDB; I won't be competing with it, but my idea is 'of a piece' with Dabble. It's implemented in Seaside, and the more I learn about Seaside and Squeak and Smalltalk in general, the more intrigued I am. But I really enjoy Ruby and I've really loved developing in Rails, so I guess my question is, has anyone tried to implement something as bad-ass as Dabble in Rails, or any other framework out there? How much of a factor should "love of language" play in choosing a framework?

staunch19 anni fa

I wouldn't consider Ruby a risky choice for implementing something like DabbleDB -- I'd call it the safe choice. Choosing the technology is one of the greatest perks of doing your own thing.

drop1919 anni fa

I'm only thinking in terms of what's possible. Can I build something like that without continuations? What's what I'm wondering.

staunch19 anni fa

Can't you do continuations in Ruby? Anyway I'm sure you could do it with simple RoR sessions.

Readmore19 anni fa

I think Ruby would be a great way to attack something like that. That fact that you can sit at such a high level with Ruby allows you to build great things. Besides, Rails makes you so much more productive than anything else I've tried, if it won't work at least you know quickly because you'll be able to get something done fast. That being said, just go build it! ;)