But he's not saying "we should all switch to Java to save on hosting costs." He's saying he wants it to be fast and still be Rails.
As much as the extra $2k of hosting is worth the productivity boost, wouldn't you love it if you could have the Rails productivity and save that $2k/year compared to current Rails performance?
As much as the extra $2k of hosting is worth the productivity boost, wouldn't you love it if you could have the Rails productivity and save that $2k/year compared to current Rails performance?