Comments on: Ning http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2005/12/16/ning/ Weblog Tools Blogging Tools Blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:49:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Shanti http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2005/12/16/ning/#comment-142384 Shanti Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:56:30 +0000 http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2005/12/16/ning/#comment-142384 I'd like to see a Ning built using Ruby on Rails. It seems like you'd be able to write much simpler "plugins" or mini-apps in Ruby/Rails. I’d like to see a Ning built using Ruby on Rails.

It seems like you’d be able to write much simpler “plugins” or mini-apps in Ruby/Rails.

]]> By: Craig Hughes http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2005/12/16/ning/#comment-141595 Craig Hughes Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:13:16 +0000 http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2005/12/16/ning/#comment-141595 Yeah, interesting if: 1. You can't afford a $10/mth hosted LAMP account 2. You are savvy enough to code in ning's PHP class library, but not savvy enough to download some other open class library to your $10/mth hosted LAMP account 3. You prefer being locked into ning's proprietary and non-portable library which means you're stuck hosting at ning forever 4. The "a few clicks" thing is great if the app you want to build is a clone of the exact same app someone else wrote before. But then why not just use their app? Oh, and did I mention you can't take the app and move it off ning, ever. Yeah, interesting if:

1. You can’t afford a $10/mth hosted LAMP account
2. You are savvy enough to code in ning’s PHP class library, but not savvy enough to download some other open class library to your $10/mth hosted LAMP account
3. You prefer being locked into ning’s proprietary and non-portable library which means you’re stuck hosting at ning forever
4. The “a few clicks” thing is great if the app you want to build is a clone of the exact same app someone else wrote before. But then why not just use their app? Oh, and did I mention you can’t take the app and move it off ning, ever.

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