jstern / foshay.citilink.com (Josh Stern) writes:

> Dave Thomas  <Dave / PragmaticProgrammer.com> wrote:
> 
> >However... the reality is that we're also having to recode Ruby
> >programs for other reasons. Deployment is one issue, client
> >nervousness is another. 
> 
> Is this deployment issue and nervousness related to the desire
> for inscrutable, binary, executables?

The issues are partly related to obscuring the source, and partly just
the concern about adding non-commercial software to the mix. It would
be the same issue if we said "let's not use Oracle, let's go with
PostgreSQL". Client management wants someone to kick, and vendors with 
contracts to call out when things go wrong on site. It's a perception
thang ;-)


Dave