[Rails] Questions about rails and stores

[Warren Brian Noronha]

On Wednesday 13 Oct 2004 4:31 am, Eric Curtis wrote:
> 1. Has it been done/is it possible to create complete online store with
> RAILS? Am I mistaking it's uses? An real world examples of stores?

 It is possible to create a online shopping / store using rails. I don't know
 of any real world examples that are using rails. I plan to start writting one
 later this year due to my frustration of oscommerce.

 Think of rails as bricks and and cement. You can do any thing you want
 with it.

> 2. How long would it take an average intelligence guy to get up to
> speed with all of the following: Ruby, Rails and SQL (I know a bit
> about that actually)? I would also be learning OO programming concepts
> as well I suppose...advice appreciated...

 You can get a good enough grip in a week or so. But then again your
 experience also does count. 

> 3. I worry that even if it is possible to get the store going that I
> will be too new or RAILS might not provide the amount of security
> required for such an endeavor. Is Security easy to figure out?

 Just get started on it. Release the application under the Gnu/GPL. There will 
 always be some one who will able to assist you in the areas you don't have
 experience in. 

> 4. I can not devout full time hours to learning this stuff, so should I
> just look to hire someone instead and just go back to playing with my
> Photoshop and Cinema 4D?

 This is not really a rails question. It is more of a business question.

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Warren Brian Noronha
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