This has little to do with Ruby vs. PHP -- this is the classic second-system effect. When you do your big rewrite, you are so determined to avoid all the limitations of the first version that you keep making it more and more elaborate. You often give up, get very practical again, and create a small, useful, 3rd system.
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This has little to do with Ruby vs. PHP -- this is the classic second-system effect. When you do your big rewrite, you are so determined to avoid all the limitations of the first version that you keep making it more and more elaborate. You often give up, get very practical again, and create a small, useful, 3rd system.