Re: Ruby On Rails on the iSeries

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Nathan Andelin
>
> Perhaps a few of  my observations about WDSC and EGL comes across as FUD,
> but that's probably true  in any point/counter-point discussion.  I've
> just been getting in to WDSC  lately, myself.  Colleagues in our local
> users group have remarked about updates  destabilizing their PCs.

Again, please note time and date of these observations.  What version are
they on?  Have they been on this list?  Have they asked questions of other
WDSC users?

There were problems as WDSC evolved and while it's not bug-free today, it's
far advanced from where it was.  By the way... do you think Ruby is entirely
stable?  You might want to read a little about it.


>  Perhaps if you  have enough memory and CPU it's not a problem.  That's
> been the standard answer  for PC environments for a couple of decades.
> But we may be entering an era  where less, instead of more, is better.

You think we will start using slower PCs with less memory and smaller disks?
I applaud you for a creative and interesting look at a possible future
world.  I wouldn't bet the farm on it, though.

Joe