Hi Rails folks.
I have a client who has been running oscommerce for many years. And I, back in that day, helped him deploy it. I have deployed over 40 oscommerce installations and done 1000+ hours of customizing for various folks. Not that I am an expert, but at least you know I've suffered.
His store really hums now. But he hates the bloat of oscommerce, and the mingling of controller logic with presentation. Anybody who has messed with oscommerce knows what I'm talking about. And there are still bugs deep in the oscommerce code that surface sometimes.
This client is a computer science guy, but he has a head for business. He has to run the shop and doesn't have time to develop code.
The other day I showed him rails. We spent a few days and he loved it.
His question now is: What solutions are out there for his store in rails-land? I've poked around substruct and it is nice, but it has no paypal support, which is a must. Shopify is grand, but they shield you from the database and code, and we want to be able to tweak.
Any recommendations? First of all, he is willing to hire someone to do it from scratch if that is the best option. Is that the best option?
