Use proper frameworks for building dlang.org

Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d digitalmars-d at puremagic.com
Mon Jan 19 08:00:54 PST 2015


On 1/19/15 6:54 AM, Dicebot wrote:
> Framework doesn't really matter (though dog-fooding is desirable) - it
> is a matter of maintainability. You may like RoR but how many people in
> D community will be able to maintain such solution if you disappear? I
> doubt many.

That's exactly right. That said, suggestions are nice as long as I take 
them as stuff I ultimately need to work with, not their proponents.

> It is sad that Andrei wastes his time on such tasks but it is hard to
> find volunteers for such unpleasant things. I'd personally avoid it at
> all costs :)

I did the same, with the result that we all know. I figured I can't 
afford the luxury of avoiding certain work.

> This makes me wonder how much rewriting + maintaining something of
> dlang.org scale would cost if actually paid for. I'll ask some fellow
> web devs - it will be definitely much cheaper in my home country than in
> USA :)

That would be interesting, thanks!


Andrei



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