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It's not a surprise, just a counterpoint. We have a big webapp in Ruby, and a bunch of data processing stuff also in Ruby because that was convenient to write i
by brianolson 10y ago
It's not a surprise, just a counterpoint. We have a big webapp in Ruby, and a bunch of data processing stuff also in Ruby because that was convenient to write it all in the common server side language. But now we have the problem that actually the data processing needs to go faster. Our page load speed isn't great either, but it's easier to try changing out little parts on the back end.
- nemild 10y agoI totally agree, and it's great to hear the backstory of your process, which is typical of so many companies that start with Ruby/RoR and then grow (e.g., Twitter, Github). Here's a question that others might value for you: Would you have written the app originally in a different language(s) or framework(s)? Or is the approach you chose (start with Ruby then selectively refactor), the approach you still would have taken given all you know now?
- MrBra 10y agoWhat about, probably they couldn't even be here commenting this post if they hadn't started off with Ruby/Rails?