Ruby on Rails

> So, you have a solid idea of what you want to accomplish. You know that
> by using Ruby on Rails and the core engines/plugins that will help
> manage your project, you will save your company money, time, and have a
> full test suite in place to counter development hitches.
>
> Before you are able to provide a complete proposal, a manager states in
> an email:
>
> .. we strongly encourage the use of Microsoft IIS and using a product in
> the .NET family for the code base..
>
> Given what you know about Ruby and Ruby on Rails, its ability to use
> LDAP, and that it can still function within a windows shop environment,
> how would you counter this argument? ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC - I can't
> stand them. I refuse to code in them.
>
> How would you approach a rebuttal on this topic?

IMHO you will never win with a technical rebuttal. It may well be that there's a corporate mandate or some other reason. Everyone jokes that "no one ever got fired for picking IBM/Microsoft" and while we agree that's a bad reason to pick them, it doesn't make it invalid (from their point of view).

What has worked for me is to put it all in terms of money, budget, and ROI. Run the numbers. If Ruby/Rails results in a quicker/cheaper implementation than .NET they should see the light. If they still refuse, they have other reasons and IMHO aren't likely to change their mind.

Good luck!

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