I am graduating this year fro university (still have 3 months) with computer science degree , and i was thinking that i should learn some web development framework rails really seems interesting but searching for it i saw that its job market is declining , so is it worth my time to learn for employment opportunity , if no what is the hottest things right now in development job market ?
Ask HN: Is Rails really dying?
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Re: Ask HN: Is Rails really dying?
#2I don't necessarily think that its dying. There was a certain hype around Ruby on Rails for a while, and that hype seems to be on a decline. But by no means does that mean that it isn't being used widely on the web.
As with any framework, once you get really familiar with how it works, you'll enjoy the benefits. If you learn it well enough, you'll be able to take some of the concepts/philosophy from Rails and apply them elsewhere.
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#4http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/ruby/rails/is-a-ghetto
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Re: Ask HN: Is Rails really dying?
#5> i saw that its job market is declining
Not really.
> is it worth my time to learn for employment opportunity
Yes, if you're interested.
> what is the hottest things right now in development job market
You really can't go wrong with JavaScript in general. Its a requirement for UI development on web apps, and it can also be used for many other things.
Re: Ask HN: Is Rails really dying?
#6Rails will be around for many years to come and thousands of new applications will be built with it. I could guess at why you perceive the job market as declining, but the fact remains that there are a lot of large, proven, production applications that use Ruby on Rails such as Hulu, Groupon, Bloomberg, Airbnb, Soundcloud, etc.
In my opinion though, you should focus on versatility and ALSO learn about Python on Django, AngularJS, and Dart. Once you learn those conventions it won't be much of a stretch to learn whatever your potential employer or client wants to use. You'll also be able to explain to your colleagues why they should choose on over the other.
Re: Ask HN: Is Rails really dying?
#7Rails will be around for many years to come and thousands of new applications will be built with it. I could guess at why you perceive the job market as declining, but the fact remains that there are a lot of large, proven, production applications that use Ruby on Rails such as Hulu, Groupon, Bloomberg, Airbnb, Soundcloud, etc. In my opinion though, you should focus on versatility and ALSO learn about Python on Djang…
Thank you very valuable response from you , i will certainly apply what you said there inchallah .
Re: Ask HN: Is Rails really dying?
#8I've noticed that many of the Rails advocates moved to the next 'cool' thing, which is Javascript frameworks like Ember and React.js.
In terms of employment, it's better to learn PHP and Python.
Re: Ask HN: Is Rails really dying?
#9No.
Server side web frameworks in general have been stagnating, but for the most part they're still necessary. Rails is great. So is Django, .Net MVC, Express.js, Yii etc. Also learn JavaScript and some front-end frameworks Angular, react, etc.
There is also a lot of interesting work being done outside of the web e.g. mobile, embedded systems, data analysis. Find something you think is interesting and go for it!
Re: Ask HN: Is Rails really dying?
#10Does the decline of rails point to a larger trend of the rise of data-focused applications which other frameworks might be preferable - python in particular. You might to think about your language skills in a broader context of what you will be doing with that skill.