# Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 6, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question/94575 "2006-01-06T20:03:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c77e96/32.png) [@lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynchnco)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question/94575/1 "2006-01-06T20:03:46Z")
All, I am looking to write an ecommerce application and debating using rails or struts. Any advice as to which path to follow. ---
**Author:** ![lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c77e96/32.png) [@lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynchnco)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question/94575/2 "2006-01-06T20:24:50Z")
> All, > I am looking to write an ecommerce application and debating using > rails or struts. Any advice as to which path to follow. Use Rails 🙂 Since that’s the obvious bias on this list, it’s hard to say anything else without additional context. So I’m going to interpret the request as just looking for a confirmation that its cool to do e-commerce in Rails. ## For examples of other e-commerce apps done in Rails, see [http://rubyonrails.org/applications](http://rubyonrails.org/applications) David Heinemeier H. [http://www.loudthinking.com](http://www.loudthinking.com) – Broadcasting Brain [http://www.basecamphq.com](http://www.basecamphq.com) – Online project management [http://www.backpackit.com](http://www.backpackit.com) – Personal information manager [http://www.rubyonrails.com](http://www.rubyonrails.com) – Web-application framework ---
**Author:** ![lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c77e96/32.png) [@lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynchnco)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question/94575/3 "2006-01-06T22:13:09Z")
On 1/6/06, David Heinemeier H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > For examples of other e-commerce apps done in Rails, see > [http://rubyonrails.org/applications](http://rubyonrails.org/applications) I think Davids interpretation of the question is probably right. However, I wanted to add a question of my own. If you didn’t want to use Rails, why in the world would you want to use Struts? There are much better J2EE choices than Struts. Curt ---
**Author:** ![lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c77e96/32.png) [@lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynchnco)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question/94575/4 "2006-01-07T00:27:04Z")
Curt H. wrote: > On 1/6/06, David Heinemeier H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > For examples of other e-commerce apps done in Rails, see > > [http://rubyonrails.org/applications](http://rubyonrails.org/applications) > > I think Davids interpretation of the question is probably right. > > However, I wanted to add a question of my own. If you didn’t want to > use Rails, why in the world would you want to use Struts? There are > much better J2EE choices than Struts. There is, indeed. If the Rails Way won’t do it for you, have a look at Spring WebFlow. //Anders ---
**Author:** ![lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c77e96/32.png) [@lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynchnco)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 10:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question/94575/5 "2006-01-07T10:56:26Z")
Patrick ``` > Any advice as to which path to follow. ``` Start by rewriting your message subject (in a new thread). With 400+ messages a day in this forum, people who have life skim the list based on the message subject, and you may have lost valuable opinions there. I wonder how I came to read your message actually, but that’s another “Question”. Alain ---
**Author:** ![lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c77e96/32.png) [@lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynchnco)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question/94575/6 "2006-01-07T19:45:47Z")
Curt H. wrote: [Patrick L. wrote:] > > > All, I am looking to write an ecommerce application and > > > debating using rails or struts. Any advice as to which > > > path to follow. > If you didn’t want to use Rails, why in the world would you > want to use Struts? There are much better J2EE choices than > Struts. Go on Curt, tell us your preference! Justin ---
**Author:** ![lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c77e96/32.png) [@lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynchnco)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question/94575/7 "2006-01-08T08:32:20Z")
Curt H. wrote: > If I were forced to do so, I’d probably use Spring, Hibernate, and Tapestry. Those are good choices, and I would certainly go with the Spring and Hibernate parts… while Tapestry is better than Struts, I can’t see it ever achieving the dominance that Struts has had over the last five years. I work with projects for large banks and insurance companies, and - in my view - it’s a difficult time to make a new strategic choice. thanks! Justin ---
**Author:** ![lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c77e96/32.png) [@lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynchnco)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 6:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question/94575/8 "2006-01-08T06:42:08Z")
On 1/7/06, Justin F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Struts. > > Go on Curt, tell us your preference! If I were forced to do so, I’d probably use Spring, Hibernate, and Tapestry. Curt