Comments on: A piece of Ruby on a Windows or a Linux plate? http://blog.gigoo.org/2008/04/14/a-piece-of-ruby-on-a-windows-or-a-linux-plate/ wEBbLOG Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:51:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ketan Padegaonkar http://blog.gigoo.org/2008/04/14/a-piece-of-ruby-on-a-windows-or-a-linux-plate/#comment-226 Ketan Padegaonkar Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:26:37 +0000 http://blog.gigoo.org/2008/04/14/a-piece-of-ruby-on-a-windows-or-a-linux-plate/#comment-226 Interesting thought. I feel that a lot of it has to do with the windows file system implementation. IO on windows is really slow, and to some extent, the response time of the OS to service an incoming request and hand it off to the application. I've myself observed build time (compile + testing of webservices) much faster on a linux than on windows with much higher configuration. I see the same on when I'm <a href="http://thoughtworks.com/twist/" rel="nofollow">Twist</a>ing, and just copying files and extracting eclipse instances a couple of times during the build takes ages on windows, and is blazing fast on linux. Interesting thought. I feel that a lot of it has to do with the windows file system implementation.

IO on windows is really slow, and to some extent, the response time of the OS to service an incoming request and hand it off to the application.

I’ve myself observed build time (compile + testing of webservices) much faster on a linux than on windows with much higher configuration.

I see the same on when I’m Twisting, and just copying files and extracting eclipse instances a couple of times during the build takes ages on windows, and is blazing fast on linux.

]]> By: greg.gigon http://blog.gigoo.org/2008/04/14/a-piece-of-ruby-on-a-windows-or-a-linux-plate/#comment-225 greg.gigon Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:02:53 +0000 http://blog.gigoo.org/2008/04/14/a-piece-of-ruby-on-a-windows-or-a-linux-plate/#comment-225 Hm ... that is actually a good point. I will have to write an app and compare it's performance on both platforms :) By saying that I like a powerful command line I probably meant free tools that comes with it as well. I think I'm comfortable with both Platforms but more with Linux. It's much flexible for me. Pity all the big software houses are just starting to realize that. Probably are afraid that will loose a big part of a market. Cheers for comment Robin Hm … that is actually a good point. I will have to write an app and compare it’s performance on both platforms :)

By saying that I like a powerful command line I probably meant free tools that comes with it as well.

I think I’m comfortable with both Platforms but more with Linux. It’s much flexible for me. Pity all the big software houses are just starting to realize that. Probably are afraid that will loose a big part of a market.

Cheers for comment Robin

]]> By: Robin Clowers http://blog.gigoo.org/2008/04/14/a-piece-of-ruby-on-a-windows-or-a-linux-plate/#comment-224 Robin Clowers Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:22:19 +0000 http://blog.gigoo.org/2008/04/14/a-piece-of-ruby-on-a-windows-or-a-linux-plate/#comment-224 Not trying to start a flame war here, but I just wanted to say that it is not fair to judge the Windows platform by the performance of a language that was ported to Windows. I believe if you compare an application written in .NET running on windows and the same application running in Mono on Linux, you would see the Windows version is faster. Also, if you want a powerful command line on Windows, you might want to look at PowerShell, which is an object oriented command line. Of course, in the end, its what you are comfortable with (to each their own and all that...) Cheers Not trying to start a flame war here, but I just wanted to say that it is not fair to judge the Windows platform by the performance of a language that was ported to Windows. I believe if you compare an application written in .NET running on windows and the same application running in Mono on Linux, you would see the Windows version is faster.

Also, if you want a powerful command line on Windows, you might want to look at PowerShell, which is an object oriented command line.

Of course, in the end, its what you are comfortable with (to each their own and all that…)

Cheers

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