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My favorite quote: this is actually a really pragmatic set of hackers that just hack on Ruby, hack on C and spend their time working on more intere
by aaronbrethorst 11y ago
My favorite quote:
this is actually a really pragmatic set of hackers
that just hack on Ruby, hack on C and spend their
time working on more interesting things using a
more stable stack, rather than chasing after the
latest and shiny tech.
- nailer 11y agoThere's also the 'Ruby syntax and performance at the same time' option - which used to be limited to JRuby but is quickly being replaced with Elixir.
- djur 11y agoElixir's syntax is only superficially similar to Ruby's, and its semantics are radically different. I don't think there's any evidence that people who picked up JRuby for performance reasons are notably likely to leave Ruby for Elixir versus other languages.
- meesterdude 11y agoI liked this too. I definitely prefer working with a stack I know how to wield, and using it to solve problems. New things are good and useful, but having a focus means you can understand all the nuances that go along with it.
- bdcravens 11y agoAlso worth noting that within their stack, they don't chase the newest versions. Until about a year ago, they were running Rails 2.3, when they upgraded to Rails 3.0: http://shayfrendt.com/posts/upgrading-github-to-rails-3-with-zero-downtime/ http://shayfrendt.com/posts/upgrading-github-to-rails-3-with...