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Grails vs. Rails: Are we seriously still talking about this?!

Posted by: Jason Rudolph on 11/18/2008

I had the pleasure of meeting a local Grails enthusiast last night who was new to the Triangle, but I was disappointed to see the same old argument spoil the show. The Rails vs. Grails debate is tired, and it’s curiously - perhaps even embarrassingly - unidirectional. I hereby call on the great philosophers to weigh in:

Philosopher, The First

Philosopher, The Second

Now, go in peace.

Update 2008-11-19 - Robert has deleted his comment (originally linked to above and referenced by Robert below) from his blog. His original blog post remains intact, sans incendiary comment.


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About Jason Rudolph

Jason Rudolph is a Principal at Relevance, a leading development and training organization specializing in Ruby, Rails, Groovy, and Grails, and integrating them into enterprise environments. Jason has more than nine years of experience in developing software solutions for domestic and international clients of all sizes, including start-ups, Dow 30 companies, and government organizations.

Jason is the author of the highly-praised book, Getting Started with Grails, and speaks frequently at software conferences and user groups. Jason also contributes regularly to the open source community, both as an early committer to Grails, and also as a committer to the Streamlined framework and numerous other Ruby and Rails projects.

Jason holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Virginia. You can find Jason online at http://jasonrudolph.com.