tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261161155002888881.post-16443042758483696352008-05-11T21:43:00.000-04:002008-05-11T21:43:00.000-04:00@Nicholas: I read that article and had some concerns. I also read a couple of different articles by people like Michael Slater on <A HREF="http://www.buildingwebapps.com/articles/13-can-rails-scale-absolutely" REL="nofollow">how to scale Rails applications,</A>, found the list of the <A HREF="http://rails100.pbwiki.com/" REL="nofollow">top 100 Rails based sites</A> (Twitter is #6 on the list) and finally spoke at length to the folks over at <A HREF="http://www.engineyard.com" REL="nofollow">Engine Yard</A>; a hosting service that focuses on Rails applications. They indicated that it is indeed possible to scale rails applications.<BR/><BR/>One of the areas I want to understand really well before I build my next application is where the choke-points in Ruby / Rails applications are and how best to address them.David Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134311846576585532noreply@blogger.com