Ruby and Java technology stacks compared
Here’s one way to compare the Ruby and Java technology stacks. 
(via the Ruby on Rails Blog)
Update: Here’s the true origin of this comparison.
Here’s one way to compare the Ruby and Java technology stacks.
(via the Ruby on Rails Blog)
Update: Here’s the true origin of this comparison.
August 30th, 2006 at 1:11 am
I think this makes the point well… Ruby on Rails lacks decent documentation ^_^
August 30th, 2006 at 7:41 am
I suppose that’s one way of looking at it.
Certainly, some of the Ruby documentation is a little lacking, and especially the API docs could use an overhaul. However, I do find that Ruby on Rails is inherently simpler than Java and Struts or a similar Java based web application stack.
Of course, over the course of the last 10 months or so, several new Ruby / Ruby on Rails books were released, so the stack isn’t quite as small any more… There are now several alternatives to the de-facto standard Pragmatic Bookshelf books. For learning Ruby, there’s the excellent “Ruby for Rails” (which teaches Ruby but in the context of Rails) or “Ruby in a Nutshell”. For learning Rails, there’s Ruby on Rails: Up and Running”. There are also various cookbooks such as “Rails Recipes” or “Ruby Cookbook”, specialized books like “Enterprise Integration with Ruby”, etc.