All, I am looking to write an ecommerce application and debating using rails or struts. Any advice as to which path to follow.
> All, > I am looking to write an ecommerce application and debating using > rails or struts. Any advice as to which path to follow.Use Rails :) Since that''s the obvious bias on this list, it''s hard to say anything else without additional context. So I''m going to interpret the request as just looking for a confirmation that its cool to do e-commerce in Rails. For examples of other e-commerce apps done in Rails, see http://rubyonrails.org/applications -- David Heinemeier Hansson http://www.loudthinking.com -- Broadcasting Brain http://www.basecamphq.com -- Online project management http://www.backpackit.com -- Personal information manager http://www.rubyonrails.com -- Web-application framework
On 1/6/06, David Heinemeier Hansson <david.heinemeier@gmail.com> wrote:> > All, > > I am looking to write an ecommerce application and debating using > > rails or struts. Any advice as to which path to follow. > > Use Rails :) > > Since that''s the obvious bias on this list, it''s hard to say anything > else without additional context. So I''m going to interpret the request > as just looking for a confirmation that its cool to do e-commerce in > Rails. > > For examples of other e-commerce apps done in Rails, see > http://rubyonrails.org/applicationsI think Davids interpretation of the question is probably right. However, I wanted to add a question of my own. If you didn''t want to use Rails, why in the world would you want to use Struts? There are much better J2EE choices than Struts. Curt
Curt Hibbs wrote:> On 1/6/06, David Heinemeier Hansson <david.heinemeier@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> For examples of other e-commerce apps done in Rails, see >> http://rubyonrails.org/applications > > I think Davids interpretation of the question is probably right. > > However, I wanted to add a question of my own. If you didn''t want to > use Rails, why in the world would you want to use Struts? There are > much better J2EE choices than Struts. >There is, indeed. If the Rails Way won''t do it for you, have a look at Spring WebFlow. //Anders -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
Patrick
> Any advice as to which path to follow.
Start by rewriting your message subject (in a new thread).
With 400+ messages a day in this forum, people who have life skim the
list based on the message subject, and you may have lost valuable
opinions there.
I wonder how I came to read your message actually, but that''s another
"Question".
Alain
Curt Hibbs wrote: [Patrick Lurlay wrote:]>>> All, I am looking to write an ecommerce application and>>> debating using rails or struts. Any advice as to which >>> path to follow.> If you didn''t want to use Rails, why in the world would you> want to use Struts? There are much better J2EE choices than > Struts. Go on Curt, tell us your preference! Justin
On 1/7/06, Justin Forder <justin@justinforder.me.uk> wrote:> Curt Hibbs wrote: > > [Patrick Lurlay wrote:] > > >>> All, I am looking to write an ecommerce application and > >>> debating using rails or struts. Any advice as to which > >>> path to follow. > > > If you didn''t want to use Rails, why in the world would you > > want to use Struts? There are much better J2EE choices than > > Struts. > > Go on Curt, tell us your preference!If I were forced to do so, I''d probably use Spring, Hibernate, and Tapestry. Curt
Curt Hibbs wrote:> On 1/7/06, Justin Forder <justin@justinforder.me.uk> wrote: > >> Curt Hibbs wrote: >> >>> If you didn''t want to use Rails, why in the world would you >>> want to use Struts? There are much better J2EE choices than >>> Struts. >> >> Go on Curt, tell us your preference! > > > If I were forced to do so, I''d probably use Spring, Hibernate, and Tapestry.Those are good choices, and I would certainly go with the Spring and Hibernate parts... while Tapestry is better than Struts, I can''t see it ever achieving the dominance that Struts has had over the last five years. I work with projects for large banks and insurance companies, and - in my view - it''s a difficult time to make a new strategic choice. thanks! Justin