Comments on: Use the Right Tool for the Job http://srsly.me/2009/03/01/use-the-right-tool-for-the-job/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:31:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott http://srsly.me/2009/03/01/use-the-right-tool-for-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Scott Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:31:22 +0000 http://srsly.me/?p=72#comment-55 Useful examination of the different platforms. I share your Ruby bias and ended up moving to Wordpress for the same reasons. Wish I had found your article earlier. Cheers. Useful examination of the different platforms. I share your Ruby bias and ended up moving to Wordpress for the same reasons. Wish I had found your article earlier. Cheers.

]]> By: Nicholas Orr http://srsly.me/2009/03/01/use-the-right-tool-for-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Nicholas Orr Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:31:58 +0000 http://srsly.me/?p=72#comment-11 @Liam There aren't any that do it all with zero effort. I don't want to write my own extensions for every single site. Then have to go through all those separate installs to update them. Hence my comment. There are none that allow the management of "multiple sites" from one login. Some time has passed and I've found <a href="http://github.com/adamwiggins/scanty/tree/master" title="scanty a sinatra app on GitHub" rel="nofollow">scanty</a> which has a CouchDB <a href="http://github.com/jtulloch/scanty/tree/master" title="CouchDB fork of scanty on GitHub" rel="nofollow">fork</a> of which I filled with and <a href="http://github.com/norr/scanty/tree/master" title="scanty updated to work with latest CouchDB/CouchRest" rel="nofollow">updated</a>. So I've got my pad and pencil, figured some stuff out and it should be pretty simply to roll my own... @Liam There aren’t any that do it all with zero effort. I don’t want to write my own extensions for every single site. Then have to go through all those separate installs to update them.

Hence my comment. There are none that allow the management of “multiple sites” from one login.

Some time has passed and I’ve found scanty which has a CouchDB fork of which I filled with and updated. So I’ve got my pad and pencil, figured some stuff out and it should be pretty simply to roll my own…

]]> By: Joseph http://srsly.me/2009/03/01/use-the-right-tool-for-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Joseph Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:14:16 +0000 http://srsly.me/?p=72#comment-9 @Jerome: I think you misunderstood my post. I said I wanted to go with a Ruby solution, but that I didn't care for any of them. The templating systems in Typo and Mephisto were but one complaint. My point was that skinning the blog in WordPress was a minor issue compared to the other more glaring problems with the Ruby-based systems. @Jerome:

I think you misunderstood my post. I said I wanted to go with a Ruby solution, but that I didn’t care for any of them. The templating systems in Typo and Mephisto were but one complaint. My point was that skinning the blog in WordPress was a minor issue compared to the other more glaring problems with the Ruby-based systems.

]]> By: Jerome http://srsly.me/2009/03/01/use-the-right-tool-for-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Jerome Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:51:35 +0000 http://srsly.me/?p=72#comment-8 There's something wrong... you said you didn't want to go with a Ruby solution because of the templating language, but you chose the worst possible one in that regards. Mephisto and Typo would "get content online" as easily and the templating language (liquid or erb) is much better than Wordpress' awful one. It uses weird and deprecated PHP syntax for its users. Anyways, the only important thing is that you're actually writing now. There’s something wrong… you said you didn’t want to go with a Ruby solution because of the templating language, but you chose the worst possible one in that regards.

Mephisto and Typo would “get content online” as easily and the templating language (liquid or erb) is much better than Wordpress’ awful one. It uses weird and deprecated PHP syntax for its users.

Anyways, the only important thing is that you’re actually writing now.

]]> By: Jason Baer http://srsly.me/2009/03/01/use-the-right-tool-for-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jason Baer Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:10:30 +0000 http://srsly.me/?p=72#comment-7 I understood very little of that post, but I absolutely concur with Wordpress (in comparison to other blogging engines). The third party app support alone makes it the clear leader. I'm loving the new site! I understood very little of that post, but I absolutely concur with Wordpress (in comparison to other blogging engines). The third party app support alone makes it the clear leader.

I’m loving the new site!

]]> By: Liam Morley http://srsly.me/2009/03/01/use-the-right-tool-for-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Liam Morley Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:47:13 +0000 http://srsly.me/?p=72#comment-6 To the guy who said there aren't any merb solutions, I'm currently investigating feather. And, it installs as a slice if you want to. That is, if you want to- mountable apps in merb are just around the corner, which are only a prelude to Rails 3. I've been debating whether or not I want to wait until then.. To the guy who said there aren’t any merb solutions, I’m currently investigating feather. And, it installs as a slice if you want to.

That is, if you want to- mountable apps in merb are just around the corner, which are only a prelude to Rails 3. I’ve been debating whether or not I want to wait until then..

]]> By: Joseph http://srsly.me/2009/03/01/use-the-right-tool-for-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Joseph Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:26:11 +0000 http://srsly.me/?p=72#comment-5 Thanks! Your comment just made me realize I hadn't styled those. Another item for the to-do list! Thanks! Your comment just made me realize I hadn’t styled those. Another item for the to-do list!

]]> By: Nicholas Orr http://srsly.me/2009/03/01/use-the-right-tool-for-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Nicholas Orr Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:22:02 +0000 http://srsly.me/?p=72#comment-4 WordPress is indeed in a league of its own when it comes to the simple straight forward goal of "write stuff and get it online, effortlessly". I've just chosen it (well WordPress Ι) to use for our CMS for multiple sites. I'd really like a merb solution. However there just aren't any... I was using Joomla, setting up a brand new Joomla install for each site is a pain. Joomla is complicated. A simple task, involved 3-4 steps instead of one... I'm hoping Harmony by ordered list can replace my hack solution. I don't want to invent another wheel, I'd take too long. Anyways - like your theme :D WordPress is indeed in a league of its own when it comes to the simple straight forward goal of “write stuff and get it online, effortlessly”.

I’ve just chosen it (well WordPress Ι) to use for our CMS for multiple sites. I’d really like a merb solution. However there just aren’t any… I was using Joomla, setting up a brand new Joomla install for each site is a pain. Joomla is complicated. A simple task, involved 3-4 steps instead of one…

I’m hoping Harmony by ordered list can replace my hack solution. I don’t want to invent another wheel, I’d take too long.

Anyways – like your theme :D

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