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Framework Benchmarks

TechEmpower

Netty , Vert.x , and Java servlets are fast, but we were surprised how much faster they are than Ruby , Django , and friends. and Ruby on Rails is staggering. And let us simply draw the curtain of charity over the Cake PHP results. We were surprised by the performance of Raw PHP in this test. Ruby 2.0.0-p0.

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Frameworks Round 1

TechEmpower

Netty , Vert.x , and Java servlets are fast, but we were surprised how much faster they are than Ruby , Django , and friends. and Ruby on Rails is staggering. And let us simply draw the curtain of charity over the Cake PHP results. We were surprised by the performance of Raw PHP in this test. Ruby 2.0.0-p0.

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Lessons Learned: Why PHP won

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 12, 2009 Why PHP won When I first learned to program on the web, Perl + CGI was the dominant platform. But by the time I was building my first websites for commercial use , PHP had taken over. Writing unit tests or mock objects in PHP is an exercise in constant frustration.

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Frameworks Round 2

TechEmpower

Only Cake PHP requires more than 100 milliseconds. As before, Raw PHP is also very strong in this test. Again, Raw PHP makes an extremely strong showing. PHP with an ORM and Cake improved dramatically from last week''s test thanks to configuration changes recommended by the community. Ruby 2.0.0-p0. Load simulator.

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Choosing a Programming Language and Framework for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

Or you might have an investor (or founder) who's convinced that you need to work in a given language (some VCs love Ruby right now). Misconception #1 - "You can build things 10x faster in Ruby." Bottom line, you really are not seeing that much different between Ruby/Rails and Groovy/Grails in terms of development speed.

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How to Choose a Programming Language as a Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

Ruby is generally adopted by small companies, owing to its experimental and exploratory community. Java, C# and.net tend to be more stable, while languages such as Ruby on Rails or node.js Ruby with Ruby on Rails Framework. Similar to Python, Ruby was designed to be as intuitive and enjoyable to use as possible.

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50 Places You Can Learn to Code (for Free) Online

YoungUpstarts

Learn Code the Hard Way : On Learn Code The Hard Way, you’ll find books and courses to learn Python, Ruby, C, SQL, and Regex. Onvard : Onvard offers a self-guided resource for learning different tracks, including Ruby on Rails, HTML, and PHP. Udemy : Learn computer programming from these popular courses on Udemy.

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