# Can Ruby/Rails be the de facto n-tier platform in future IT shops?

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 17, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-ruby-rails-be-the-de-facto-n-tier-platform-in-future-it-shops/132207 "2008-03-17T22:16:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![ric](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@ric](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ric)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-ruby-rails-be-the-de-facto-n-tier-platform-in-future-it-shops/132207/1 "2008-03-17T22:16:09Z")

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Can Ruby/Rails be scaled to replace the traditional corporate n-tier  
paradigm:

database server \<---- java/beans —\> application server \<---- browser  
GUI?

One example would be:

Oracle \<— Java (ejb) —\> IBM Websphere \<---- MS IE or Mozilla GUI.

Thoughts?  
I’m just pondering this as I develop my skill set.

Regards,

Ric.

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**Author:** ![ric](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@ric](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ric)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-ruby-rails-be-the-de-facto-n-tier-platform-in-future-it-shops/132207/2 "2008-03-17T22:49:49Z")

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On Mon, 17 Mar 2008, UncleRic wrote:

> Can Ruby/Rails be scaled to replace the traditional corporate n-tier  
> paradigm:
> 
> database server \<---- java/beans —\> application server \<---- browser  
> GUI?
> 
> One example would be:
> 
> Oracle \<— Java (ejb) —\> IBM Websphere \<---- MS IE or Mozilla GUI.

I believe this a business/political question rather than a technical  
one…

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**Author:** ![ric](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@ric](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ric)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-ruby-rails-be-the-de-facto-n-tier-platform-in-future-it-shops/132207/3 "2008-03-18T03:42:42Z")

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Frederick L. wrote:

> Can Ruby/Rails be scaled to replace the traditional corporate n-tier  
> paradigm:
> 
> database server \<---- java/beans —\> application server \<---- browser  
> GUI?
> 
> One example would be:
> 
> Oracle \<— Java (ejb) —\> IBM Websphere \<---- MS IE or Mozilla GUI.
> 
> Thoughts?  
> I’m just pondering this as I develop my skill set.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ric.

I remember the same question about 12-15 years back which asked if Java  
would eventually replace c++ on the server and the answer was: No.

I also remember when I was laughed at when I suggested that we support  
IE and I was told that IE would never replace Netscape as the browser of  
choice as it only had 10% market share…

I remember a little before that when I was laughed at when I asked about  
the possibility of c replacing fortran 77 at my school of “higher  
learning”

I remember a little before that when a girl I just started dating, asked  
me to her place so she could cook me dinner and I eagerly responded with  
a resounding yes as I was very hungry but not for food. When we arrived  
and she asked me what I wanted to eat, I responded that I wasn’t hungry  
and we both pondered over this for a half an hour trying to sort it all  
out…

My only memories before that involve something to do with staples,  
railroad tails and ripe tomatoes but I can’t seem to make any sense of  
it…

hth

ilan