> 3) Using one or the other for Geographic Information Systems work; I know a lot of GIS people like GeoDjango a lot. I can't comment more than that as I'm not familiar with the field, but it says something that I've heard of GeoDjango but nothing similar for Rails.
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Brian D <brianden...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm wondering about diving into Ruby on Rails to qualify for a > position, or spending my time instead going deeper into a full bells > and whistles prototype Django site and betting on jobs opening up in > my field. This is really a GIS career professional question. > > Has anyone here crossed the fence over to Ruby on Rails? What do you > think when: > > 1) Comparing the framework to Django; > > 2) The communities -- friendliness, support, etc.; > > 3) Using one or the other for Geographic Information Systems work; > > 4) (I was going to leave this out but) Comparing Ruby to Python as > languages. > > I think I've generally answered the last question from my own > experience, great integration with spatial libraries, and from other's > recommendations vis-a-vis Ruby on Rails. > > Answer any or all, if you like. > > What concerns me about Django is that, outside of forums like this, > the chatter seems to have died down in the last couple of years from a > peak in 2008/2009. > > I did search the group and haven't seen any recent discussions on this > comparison. > > Any comment really very much appreciated. > > Kind regards, > Brian > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
