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RAILs is RAD!

What DON’T we use ruby for? PHP (for uploads) Because single-threaded nature of rails Python (for various back-end processes)

PHP (for uploads)

Because single-threaded nature of rails

Python (for various back-end processes)

But does it scale?

Load Balancer NGINX (web server) Mongrels (app server) MySql (100$/ws/month) Added headache Vs. using php

Ruby impact on cost and complexity decreases as you scale up Ruby hardware 7 app servers (ruby) 1 puppet master Non-Ruby hardware 2 web servers (NGINX, PHP) 7 PowerPoint conversion boxes 2 database servers (MySQL) 1 search server (Sphinx) 1 web statistics (AWStats) 1 utility box (DNS etc) 2 staging boxes

Ruby hardware

7 app servers (ruby)

1 puppet master

Non-Ruby hardware

2 web servers (NGINX, PHP)

7 PowerPoint conversion boxes

2 database servers (MySQL)

1 search server (Sphinx)

1 web statistics (AWStats)

1 utility box (DNS etc)

2 staging boxes

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