Having supported python & rails webapps running on postgres, the biggest problem is not the OS, but the DB and programming language.
Postgres for example, can't change timezones without rebooting. Python & Ruby/Rails both have poor support for handling timezones properly. The proper solution is to of course run the backend in UTC all the time, and just convert to local time when displaying, but if you already have legacy code...
Postgres for example, can't change timezones without rebooting. Python & Ruby/Rails both have poor support for handling timezones properly. The proper solution is to of course run the backend in UTC all the time, and just convert to local time when displaying, but if you already have legacy code...