Updates and info on Jacolyte.com

As none of you probably know (because jacolyte.com still gets relatively low traffic) I have changed a few things with jacolyte.com. The most noticeable is the look. I’ve cut out a lot of the styling in favor of a simple craigslist-like style. I’ve switched to MySQL instead of PostgreSQL and I’m using Ruby on Rails instead of Django + Python for the back end.

I am overall pleased with the switch from Django to Ruby on Rails, and the convention over configuration philosophy. I recall needing to specify all kinds of configuration information with Django, but not very much in Rails. If I ever want to deviate from the conventions that the Rails developers have chosen as default, I can very well do so, if not… no sweat.

The one thing I don’t like about the Rails ORM system is the lack of referential integrity, and it makes me want to write my SQL manually.

The craigslist-like style is only temporary. Once everything looks to be in tip-top functional shape, I’ll work on a design, and it will turn into a sleek and sexy music website.