Entries by sotarules

Rails Demonstration Application Working

Today, I got my first Rails application with a domain model working.  The application was pretty simple, and it is really only a first step. I’m going to take a brief detour from Rails to check out Node.js and some related technologies, including MongoDB.  Although I’m having good success with Rails, I was reading something […]

Ruby on Rails

Yesterday, I started reading through the Book of Ruby (Huw Collingbourne), which is a bible for Ruby developers.   This book focuses on the Ruby language itself.   Ruby syntax reminds me of Pascal but with significant improvements. In terms of capability, Ruby seems roughly equal to Groovy, offering meta-programming and closures.  I feel that […]

Deep Dive Underway: Rails vs Grails vs Play vs Zend

SOTA has two greenfield opportunities in play, both of which are mobile-first -> cloud and also involve domain model and persistence.  To meet the requirements of these two new projects, I’m currently in a deep dive to evaluate four modern web frameworks: Grails (Groovy) Rails (Ruby) Play (Scala) Zend Framework (PHP) I’ve read tons of […]

SOTA Launches Revamped Website

SOTA Enterprises is pulling out the stops to make an internet splash.  Look forward to software development tips, ranging from nitty-gritty details about Grails and iOS to more philosophical musings related to organization and management.