This guy is trying to apply rails as a solution to the wrong problem space. No wonder he finds it wanting. Typical. Rails is not a solution for: "create the mo

This guy is trying to apply rails as a solution to the wrong problem space. No wonder he finds it wanting. Typical. Rails is not a solution for: "create the most well engineered product possible." Rails is a solution for: "solve this business problem with these limited resourced in this limited time frame as inexpensively as possible. Oh and we're not sure exactly what the business problem is, we'll need to see a few prototypes before we are able to figure it out." The amazing thing about rails is not how good it is. The amazing thing is how much better it is than most solutions in spite of how bad it is. Rails is a success because it was created by someone who has a real understanding of economics, business value, and resource limitations. Not because it's a brilliant piece of engineering.