RVM 2.0: Convert 20,000 lines of shell script into Ruby [Fundraiser]
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Re: RVM 2.0: Convert 20,000 lines of shell script into Ruby [Fundraiser]
#2$50.000?
I don't get the amount of cash needed. Not judging, just not understanding. Could someone explain and justify the need for this?
Re: RVM 2.0: Convert 20,000 lines of shell script into Ruby [Fundraiser]
#3$50.000? I don't get the amount of cash needed. Not judging, just not understanding. Could someone explain and justify the need for this?
Is not a crazy amount, you have to take into account that it will probably be a year or more before this port is even close to done. And then take into account the years of support he will probably offer.
That's not even thinking about all of the service they've provided to our community already.
I would argue it's on the low side, I sincerely hope he'll go over it.
Re: RVM 2.0: Convert 20,000 lines of shell script into Ruby [Fundraiser]
#4Rvm is still around?
I switched to rbenv years ago, never looked back.
Re: RVM 2.0: Convert 20,000 lines of shell script into Ruby [Fundraiser]
#5$50.000? I don't get the amount of cash needed. Not judging, just not understanding. Could someone explain and justify the need for this?
The number that got my attention was 20,000. That really seems extreme. What about the 40-liner Oh My Gems![1] And I wonder about the performance implications of porting all that shell script to ruby. Even running a single ruby command with a large set of gems increases loading time dramatically.[2]
1. http://blog.zenspider.com/blog/2012/09/ohmygems.html
2. https://twitter.com/garybernhardt/status/388758868559290368
Re: RVM 2.0: Convert 20,000 lines of shell script into Ruby [Fundraiser]
#6Alternatively, use https://github.com/postmodern/chruby
Re: RVM 2.0: Convert 20,000 lines of shell script into Ruby [Fundraiser]
#7Alternatively, use https://github.com/postmodern/chruby
Silly man, that wouldn't require $50,000.
Re: RVM 2.0: Convert 20,000 lines of shell script into Ruby [Fundraiser]
#8Rvm is still around? I switched to rbenv years ago, never looked back.
I'm sorry, but why shouldn't RVM still be around? Did it suddenly become obsolete the minute you switched to rbenv?
Re: RVM 2.0: Convert 20,000 lines of shell script into Ruby [Fundraiser]
#9How does one write a page like that, without even trying to explain, in a single sentence, what "RVM" is? It surely wouldn't hurt?
I assume that if you don't know (like me), you're not in the target audience of people willing to chip in to get the conversion done, but it still manages to frustrate me.
Re: RVM 2.0: Convert 20,000 lines of shell script into Ruby [Fundraiser]
#10Alternatively, use https://github.com/postmodern/chruby
Silly man, that wouldn't require $50,000.
RVM is larger and does a whole lot more than chruby. For one, it's much more friendly to new users and doesn't suffer from usability problems like these: