Expecting Rain

Selecting a programming language is quite a process with lasting effects. Here where I work, we currently use Java. I enjoy it despite some of the bad press it is getting lately. It has great tools, great support, and great documentation. I do however, wish I was programming in something different -- Ruby. Unfortunately, we are so invested in our infrastructure and training that it becomes quite a task to change.

We have a few Ruby evangelists here including myself and we are making a bit of noise. We are about to do a rewrite of a highly used but simple web app here in the next couple months, our trouble ticket program. We will be doing it as a proof of concept as well as the needed upgrade it will be. Hopefully, everything will go very smoothly and we'll be well on our way to adopting a new standard language for a our department.