> Rails version 1.1.6 is supported in the default directory
So yes, I doubt anyone is still using GoDaddy for Rails hosting.
GoDaddy ends support for Ruby as of 23/01/2014
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Re: GoDaddy ends support for Ruby as of 23/01/2014
#12Yet another sign that Ruby's popularity is waning.
My guess would be it's more that no experienced Ruby developer would use GoDaddy for hosting. So most people they've got using it are probably inexperienced people (on that basis if you had experience, you'd use something like Heroku) who would probably be characterised by low spend and high support costs.
Re: GoDaddy ends support for Ruby as of 23/01/2014
#13This is like someone breaking up with you on Facebook when you left them 2 years ago hahaha. I think we'll get through this tough time! sniff
Re: GoDaddy ends support for Ruby as of 23/01/2014
#14Maybe this is just broad stereotype, but I don't see a huge overlap in "Ruby people" and "GoDaddy people"
Exactly, I mentioned further down that their ruby customers are probably made up of people with very little experience. So these customers are probably characterised by quite low spend and very high support costs since they're still quite new to it.
This is making the assumption that only someone who was quite new to Ruby (and development in general) would use GoDaddy for hosting.
Re: GoDaddy ends support for Ruby as of 23/01/2014
#15Yet another sign that Ruby's popularity is waning.
I suspect the downvoters need to have more of a sense of humor.
Re: GoDaddy ends support for Ruby as of 23/01/2014
#16Maybe this is just broad stereotype, but I don't see a huge overlap in "Ruby people" and "GoDaddy people"
Michael Hartl's immensely popular Railstutorial.org was registered thru GoDaddy. (Definitely doesn't use them for hosting though, as per http://builtwith.com/railstutorial.org)
Re: GoDaddy ends support for Ruby as of 23/01/2014
#17Maybe this is just broad stereotype, but I don't see a huge overlap in "Ruby people" and "GoDaddy people"
My thoughts exactly. Most people cringe at using GoDaddy as a registrar. Using them for hosting your site? Double-cringe.
Ok, naive question, what would make one registrar better or worse than another. They all do the same thing, no?
Re: GoDaddy ends support for Ruby as of 23/01/2014
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
My thoughts exactly. Most people cringe at using GoDaddy as a registrar. Using them for hosting your site? Double-cringe.
Ok, naive question, what would make one registrar better or worse than another. They all do the same thing, no?
They don't all kill elephants for fun.
Re: GoDaddy ends support for Ruby as of 23/01/2014
#19Yet another sign that Ruby's popularity is waning.
I concur. Now that I use Ansible, it's been a long time since I touched anything Ruby.
My life is better for it too, I felt really agitated every time I had to touch Ruby code.
Re: GoDaddy ends support for Ruby as of 23/01/2014
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
My thoughts exactly. Most people cringe at using GoDaddy as a registrar. Using them for hosting your site? Double-cringe.
Ok, naive question, what would make one registrar better or worse than another. They all do the same thing, no?
The user experience of buying domains through GoDaddy is very grating. They try to upsell and tack on services and features literally every step of the way. If all you want is a registrar, there are less annoying competitors at basically equal prices.