I’m staying out of this one, but Google’s Web Accelerator sure has David Heinemeier Hansson’s goat. He’s the author of Ruby on Rails and works for 37 Signals so someone I pay attention to.
Ruby on Rails author doesn’t like Google’s Web Accelerator
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He doesn’t really say what’s his problem with the accelerator. Is it the fact that it screws up badly designed sites and web apps?
He doesn’t really say what’s his problem with the accelerator. Is it the fact that it screws up badly designed sites and web apps?
you could easily replace “badly designed” with “common”.
you could easily replace “badly designed” with “common”.
Well that’s what happens when people don’t read the specs
Well that’s what happens when people don’t read the specs
Naw…his problem is that his company started an ad service (pay per influence) and competes with Google’s pay-per-click. So he’s a little edgy.
Naw…his problem is that his company started an ad service (pay per influence) and competes with Google’s pay-per-click. So he’s a little edgy.
There is a few pointers on the Google Web Accelerator here:-
http://37signals.com/svn/
There is a few pointers on the Google Web Accelerator here:-
http://37signals.com/svn/