Comparing Web Apps: Scalability of Ruby on Rails

Recent talk on the scalability of Ruby on Rails (RoR) to build a web application more advanced than Basecamp (by 37signals, the creators of RoR) e.g.  this from AKuAKu coming back from the Ruby on Rails unconference Rails Camp:

“The performance and scaling session which lasted about 5 minutes when no one could advance the high water mark for rails apps past basecamp.”

Reminds me of some earlier posts by Ben Forta, ColdFusion guru and related CF posts on the advantages of using ColdFusion (and ColdFusion on Wheels) to build larger scale apps.

To see a difference: in the project management software space compare Basecamp to Vertabase Pro (you can request a trial off the site). Vertabase Pro is written in CF.

          

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