# Bbc

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bbc/94903>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 17, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bbc/94903 "2006-05-17T13:38:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bbc/94903/1 "2006-05-17T13:38:12Z")

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Thought some of you guys might like to know that that it looks like the  
BBC are trialing Rails. I got a DB error when trying to connect to their  
prototype cataloging system the other day.

![](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/44/136006235_52517cd05c_z.jpg?zz=1 "bbc on rails")

Sorry if this is old news.

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bbc/94903/2 "2006-05-17T14:04:06Z")

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Hello John,

> Thought some of you guys might like to know that that it looks like the  
> BBC are trialing Rails. I got a DB error when trying to connect to their  
> prototype cataloging system the other day.
> 
> [http://www.flickr.com/photo\_zoom.gne?id=136006235&size=o](http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=136006235&size=o)
> 
> Sorry if this is old news.

Is it a coincidence or are you at XTech 2006 ?  
[http://xtech06.usefulinc.com/schedule/detail/101](http://xtech06.usefulinc.com/schedule/detail/101)

For your information :  
[http://weblog.rubyonrails.com/archives/2005/10/31/bbc-is-using-rails-for-programme-catalogue-of-a-million-shows](http://weblog.rubyonrails.com/archives/2005/10/31/bbc-is-using-rails-for-programme-catalogue-of-a-million-shows)

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-- Jean-François.

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bbc/94903/3 "2006-05-17T14:04:56Z")

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It has been known for some time that the BBC catalogue would be on  
Rails. But it only came public a few weeks ago.

Look here:  
[http://www.hackdiary.com/archives/000081.html](http://www.hackdiary.com/archives/000081.html)  
[http://weblog.rubyonrails.com/archives/2005/10/31/bbc-is-using-rails-for-programme-catalogue-of-a-million-shows](http://weblog.rubyonrails.com/archives/2005/10/31/bbc-is-using-rails-for-programme-catalogue-of-a-million-shows)

john wrote:

> Thought some of you guys might like to know that that it looks like the  
> BBC are trialing Rails. I got a DB error when trying to connect to their  
> prototype cataloging system the other day.
> 
> [http://www.flickr.com/photo\_zoom.gne?id=136006235&size=o](http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=136006235&size=o)
> 
> Sorry if this is old news.

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bbc/94903/4 "2006-05-17T14:13:42Z")

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I think BBC simply “got” web 2.0. How web2.0 is this?  
[http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/contributor\_tag\_cloud/1444](http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/contributor_tag_cloud/1444)

I just wish I had a database like BBC’s to play with. Endless  
possibilities.

On 5/17/06, Kasper W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > BBC are trialing Rails. I got a DB error when trying to connect to their  
> > Rails mailing list  
> > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bbc/94903/5 "2006-05-17T17:50:22Z")

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not old to me. Thanks for the info.

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bbc/94903/6 "2006-05-17T16:54:58Z")

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Hey all,

Thanks for the links. Sorry for posting old news.

Cheers,  
John