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If you were starting a new web development project would you use ASP.Net MVC 2 or Ruby on Rails?
I have recently invested some time in to learning Ruby on Rails because I wanted to learn a solid web development framework. Then I took a new job where I will be using ASP.Net MVC 2.
I know this question is very subjective, but I am planning to write some websites on my own, outside of work, and I would like to get some opinions from others.
Professionally, I’d go with what my team knows best (in my case, MVC and the .Net stack). Since if you have a team with years of experience on a framework, a new app for a production system is not the place to learn new things.
Personally, I’d start by determining where I wanted to take my own learning plan next (I code in both Ruby and .Net, and have personal sites in MVC and Rails). For example, when I wanted to do some personal development in BDD, Jquery, etc. I decided to do my site in MVC since I didn’t want to add another learning opportunity at the same time. Now, as I’m looking to build another learning site, I want to play with Cucumber, RSpec, and rails as a learning exercise (and build a nifty site to boot).
Lastly, if I was building a new site with the intent of selling a product or turning a profit, I would objectively figure out which I felt I could get out the door in a shippable state in the shortest time possible. Today, that would be an MVC site. Tomorrow, it might be Rails since I’m on a Ruby studying binge right now.
So to answer, I’d say it depends on your goals (business, learning, profit) and how this site fits either into your professional or entrepreneurial plans or your personal development plan.