# New transactional enterprise e-commerce web site

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-transactional-enterprise-e-commerce-web-site/143291>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 17, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-transactional-enterprise-e-commerce-web-site/143291 "2008-07-17T00:50:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Swordfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Swordfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Swordfish)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-transactional-enterprise-e-commerce-web-site/143291/1 "2008-07-17T00:50:26Z")

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We are close to releasing a high-volume, multi-lingual, e-commerce  
site in Ruby on Rails that has previously been written in an  
alternative Java framework (e.g. servlets and JSP).

This is a real-time 24/7 betting and gaming web site based out of  
Gibraltar in Europe.

When we embarked on this project, we really wanted to find examples of  
other high-volume web sites that had adopted RoR. We did not find any  
that helped us argue our “cause”. Having said that, the “Rails way”  
armed us with a lot of ammunition to persuade our client to let us  
give RoR a go.

Perhaps I am wrong, but I am wondering if the work we have done may  
help others in the community when it comes to new projects. We have  
been a Java house for nearly a decade and we have now adopted RoR for  
our web-based projects. Is anyone interested in following how we do,  
what issues we hit etc etc?

Is there an appropriate forum where we can post ideas, comments,  
issues?

Many thanks

Simon

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**Author:** ![Swordfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Swordfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Swordfish)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-transactional-enterprise-e-commerce-web-site/143291/2 "2008-07-17T01:02:53Z")

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On 16 Jul 2008, at 23:49, Swordfish wrote:

> Perhaps I am wrong, but I am wondering if the work we have done may  
> help others in the community when it comes to new projects. We have  
> been a Java house for nearly a decade and we have now adopted RoR for  
> our web-based projects. Is anyone interested in following how we do,  
> what issues we hit etc etc?

I am. I have been involved in developing not just sites, but also the  
transactional engines and back-end systems for gambling companies  
primarily in Malta, save for William Hill and [Casino.net](http://Casino.net) in the UK,  
for almost a decade

I don’t know of anybody who has done it in RoR (yet). Those kinds of  
systems are generally made in C++, Java or a combination of the two.  
However I don’t see any reason why the front-ends can’t be made in RoR.

Robert

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**Author:** ![Swordfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Swordfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Swordfish)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-transactional-enterprise-e-commerce-web-site/143291/3 "2008-07-17T01:15:18Z")

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On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Swordfish [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Is anyone interested in following how we do,  
> what issues we hit etc etc?

I’d imagine lots of people are, though I speak only for myself 🙂

> Is there an appropriate forum where we can post ideas, comments,  
> issues?

Why not start a blog and post the URL here?

## FWIW,

Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid