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Hi All,

I don't really want to get into this discussion too much.  I'm too new to
really contribute and this thread is probably a bit confrontational for me,
I just have a question that I would like some clarification on if possible.

When using ruby on Windoze the RMagick gem can cause a lot of trouble.
Apparently it redefines some things in the String class.  The long and short
of it is that many ppl find it difficult/impossible to use the file_column
plugin with Rails under windoze.

My question is, list/David, is this the situation that David is talking
about?

Thanx for any clarification.

Cheers

Dan

On 5/5/06, Leslie Viljoen <leslieviljoen / gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 5/5/06, Kirk Haines <khaines / enigo.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Thursday 04 May 2006 5:37 pm, James Britt wrote:
> >
> > > Right.  And in those cases it may make sense to use a different
> > > language.  Various degrees of security often come with corresponding
> > > development costs.  For me, those day-to-day costs aren't justified
> for
> > > what I write; the pros and cons of Ruby work out quite well.    But,
> > > just as one might prefer C to Ruby when speed is the main concern, a
> > > different language might be called for to satisfy other needs.
> > >
> > > Better to change languages than to change Ruby.
> >
> > Just as a data point, while what I produce are not large team, high
> > dollar,
> > multiyear projects (though I would love the opportunity to take on such
> a
> > task), I make the vast majority of my income writing software, in Ruby,
> > for
> > customers in the financial, construction, and environmental sectors of
> > business.  I've been doing this for four years.  Some of the software is
> > web
> > related, and some is more related to issues of data handling, storage,
> > transfer, and transformation.
>
>
>
> How big is your team? Do you use any XP methodologies, or would you give
> us an idea of what methodologies you do use? How big are the programs
> you have written?
>
> Les
>
>

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