Hi,
I really don't know much about Rails, other than the little I've read at the bookstore. It appears that one can quickly use it to create a backend, and I've heard that people like it. This is why I asked the question.
I'm use to writting server side code in
java, but if something quick and useful comes along, I'm willing to consider adapting.
Ruby scares me, because I know PERL. PERL is great stuff, but in my opinion not very maintainable, and so anything that people say is similar to PERL does not seem a good way to go. (Sure maybe many of us geeks love it, but that doesn't mean its the best long-term solution.) But the little I've read about rails seems positive.
Best,
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