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I don't get it. To me an appealing aspect of Ruby, Python etc is that I can pull up Vim, make some quick changes and see the results. For most Web apps this i

I don't get it. To me an appealing aspect of Ruby, Python etc is that I can pull up Vim, make some quick changes and see the results. For most Web apps this is a great thing. Why would I move back to a statically typed, compiled, "slow to startup" runtime?

ArtemZ 15y ago
Sure, if you don't like statically typed, compiled, "slow to startup" runtime, you can always go with your prefferred "slow to run" runtime like ruby and python actually are.
ww520 15y ago
"is that I can pull up Vim, make some quick changes and see the results. For most Web apps this is a great thing." That's exactly what Play does.
- va_coder 15y ago
  huh. I'm going to have to try it out tonight.
- swah 15y ago
  IIRC, they have adapted one of Eclipse's java compilers just so you could that.
aneth 15y ago
In my experience, Rails is much slower to start up than Java frameworks, even if the rvm itself loads faster. Also, Play does allow you to see changes instantly. Read the docs for more information. As far as static typing goes, that's a larger debate. Many, myself included, believe static typing has many benefits for error prevention, debugging, tooling, etc.