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by dimmuborgir 16y ago
You know, I used to develop web apps using both Django and Rails. What made me stop using Django was this sheer fanboism by Django community. I couldn't stand it. Sure, there was a time when Rails devs were known for their fanboism. But not
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by dimmuborgir 16y ago
Spot on! A lot of people, especially expat Indians, mindlessly complain about infrastructure problems and corruption in India. I fail to see what's the big deal. For a web startup in India, the only infrastructure hurdle I can think of is u
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by dimmuborgir 16y ago
I don't think you could just hire a Python programmer who has never done web programming. And even if he has some experience in web programming, Django has its own share of learning curve to master.
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by dimmuborgir 16y ago
Fixed it for ya: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=django%2C+%22ruby+on+rails... Edit: Another point to note is, Indeed aggregates traditional job boards where Rails jobs are less posted. Rails job postings are usually done on Github job
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by dimmuborgir 16y ago
No. Muslim countries have higher birth rate than India.
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by dimmuborgir 16y ago
It's interesting how Django manages to get good mention on HN. But the fact is, there are very few job opportunities for Django developers compared to, say, Rails developers. Even on the supply side, its difficult to find Django developers
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by dimmuborgir 16y ago
Stupid question but what colorscheme is used for the editor? It's so easy on eyes.
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by dimmuborgir 16y ago
Already discussed. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2319667
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by dimmuborgir 16y ago
Why do people cheering for new web technologies like to spread FUD against Ruby/Rails? From the article, Ruby developers are assholes, Rails doesn't scale (for an umpteen time) and Ruby has high barrier of entry compared to Javascript (I do
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by dimmuborgir 16y ago
I don't think Indian SaaS startups should worry about the $500/transaction limit imposed by RBI. That's pretty huge for SaaS prices. If you indeed want, there are plenty of alternatives: http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com/ , http:/
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50 million RubyGems downloads(rubygems.org)
3 points by dimmuborgir 16y ago|0 comments