Re:Ask HN: Ruby on Rails or .NET?
by bradhe on Monday October 04, 2010 @04:58PM
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>I wondered if anyone out there knows of examples of startups that have developed web applications on a .NET framework?
Why yes, actually -- the startup I am working on uses .NET as I (the technical co-founder) am traditionally a .NET developer. http://salesathand.com
> We have heard that Ruby on Rails is far quicker then trying to develop a web application
This is true if you are familiar with RoR. If you're not familiar with the platform then it's not going to be true.
>but wondered if that is really true or if there are examples of companies that have just built on a .NET framework from the beginning?
Yes, I am quite productive on .NET and that's why I stay. I'd love to migrate to an OSS platform -- Python would be amazing -- but I'm just not productive in that environment (yet) and the one thing a startup can't loose is productivity!
I use tons of OSS tools, though, that make things go faster and smoother. The biggest of which is NHibernate. Also, avoid ASP.NET and use MVC if you can.
Why yes, actually -- the startup I am working on uses .NET as I (the technical co-founder) am traditionally a .NET developer. http://salesathand.com
> We have heard that Ruby on Rails is far quicker then trying to develop a web application
This is true if you are familiar with RoR. If you're not familiar with the platform then it's not going to be true.
>but wondered if that is really true or if there are examples of companies that have just built on a .NET framework from the beginning?
Yes, I am quite productive on .NET and that's why I stay. I'd love to migrate to an OSS platform -- Python would be amazing -- but I'm just not productive in that environment (yet) and the one thing a startup can't loose is productivity!
I use tons of OSS tools, though, that make things go faster and smoother. The biggest of which is NHibernate. Also, avoid ASP.NET and use MVC if you can.