Name: Anonymous 2012-03-02 2:46
I finally got a summer software development internship.
I'm lucky to get this, as I don't even have my AS yet.
I'm stoked, but the issue is that I'm a C, C++, and ASM programmer at heart, and have been since early high school.
The internship is for a decent-sized company as a Ruby on Rails developer.
Ruby is...okay. I can live with it. But I find Rails mind-numbingly retarded. I've been learning it, and it just seems so ugly, inflexible, and sandboxed. Hell, just read this statement directly from the documentation:
[quote]
Rails is opinionated software. It makes the assumption that there is a “best” way to do things, and it’s designed to encourage that way – and in some cases to discourage alternatives. If you learn “The Rails Way” you’ll probably discover a tremendous increase in productivity. If you persist in bringing old habits from other languages to your Rails development, and trying to use patterns you learned elsewhere, you may have a less happy experience.
[/quote]
Basically, it’s built to restrict and control the developer. Rails’ name is very apt, as it keeps you directly on the track it wants you on, and gives you no power to truly deviate. I understand the MVC Architecture, but it appears almost dictatorial in enforcing its specific interpretation of MVC.
How can I make this less unpleasant? Using Rails right now is about as pleasant as pulling my own teeth out.
I'm lucky to get this, as I don't even have my AS yet.
I'm stoked, but the issue is that I'm a C, C++, and ASM programmer at heart, and have been since early high school.
The internship is for a decent-sized company as a Ruby on Rails developer.
Ruby is...okay. I can live with it. But I find Rails mind-numbingly retarded. I've been learning it, and it just seems so ugly, inflexible, and sandboxed. Hell, just read this statement directly from the documentation:
[quote]
Rails is opinionated software. It makes the assumption that there is a “best” way to do things, and it’s designed to encourage that way – and in some cases to discourage alternatives. If you learn “The Rails Way” you’ll probably discover a tremendous increase in productivity. If you persist in bringing old habits from other languages to your Rails development, and trying to use patterns you learned elsewhere, you may have a less happy experience.
[/quote]
Basically, it’s built to restrict and control the developer. Rails’ name is very apt, as it keeps you directly on the track it wants you on, and gives you no power to truly deviate. I understand the MVC Architecture, but it appears almost dictatorial in enforcing its specific interpretation of MVC.
How can I make this less unpleasant? Using Rails right now is about as pleasant as pulling my own teeth out.