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You're absolutely right about the costs of running real iron - Windows adds $1,000 per machine. But Windows virtual machines cost the same as Linux: about $20/m

You're absolutely right about the costs of running real iron - Windows adds $1,000 per machine. But Windows virtual machines cost the same as Linux: about $20/mo for a lowend VPS. Plus the code is compiled and tends to run more efficiently than Ruby for instance. :-) If you are awesome and outgrow that VPS with some paying customers, then I think you can swing the $1,000 on a windows license. I really hate being a shill for MS...

alnayyir 15y ago
>Plus the code is compiled and tends to run more efficiently than Ruby for instance. :-) Those words don't mean what you think it means. You're right that most CLR code will be faster than equivalently idiomatic Ruby code that accomplishes the same task, but the reasons for it have nothing to do with compilation.
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