Instiki, another RoR app, is creating sessions even though I don't get why it should. All it would need to store or manage in terms of a faked persistent connection between client and server can easily be stored in a simple cookie, and shouldn't be stored serverside IMHO. Stupid stuff like your Wiki UserName, that is.
Furthermore, RoR appears not to clean up its own mess: after a few weeks of very light-weight use of Instiki, I had 1300+ session-related files scattered around in my /tmp directory. Boo! His!
I did some RoR-related surfing today, and I found this quote: "Remember kids, if your app starts shooting blanks, clear the sessions!" (Damien Tanner).
This of course doesn't have anything to do with Ruby or RoR, as I know sysadmins in Java and even Cocoon-land running around with pagers and mobile connectivity "in case the system breaks down". Unfortunately, one of my criteria for serious programming environments and applications is how often I don't have to look after them. Like in the weekends, and between 5 and 9.
The advent of using a platform which requires you to worry about shooting blanks isn't very appealing to me.
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