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Why I believe Rails is still relevant in 2019

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Re: Why I believe Rails is still relevant in 2019

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As an individual developer, I don’t know a platform and framework that lets me do more with my time. I used rails recently for a new project to act both as the backend for an iOS app, an auth management system, a asynchronous worker manager, an upload manaager, and BI tool.

Combined with the mature gem ecosystem and clear mechanics for putting everything together, I was up and running immediately, and was able to continue adding features and refining without issues.

Re: Why I believe Rails is still relevant in 2019

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There's nothing worse than flogging a dead horse, yet Ruby fan boys seem to love doing it. Just. Let. Rails. Die. Save the world from some Carbon and don't implode the sun by running that garbage.

And here come the knee-jerk down votes.

I think the down votes are for spouting nonsense instead of having a rational discussion about the article.

Re: Why I believe Rails is still relevant in 2019

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As an individual developer, I don’t know a platform and framework that lets me do more with my time. I used rails recently for a new project to act both as the backend for an iOS app, an auth management system, a asynchronous worker manager, an upload manaager, and BI tool. Combined with the mature gem ecosystem and clear mechanics for putting everything together, I was up and running immediately, and was able to con…

I replaced `rails` with `Django` in your statement (and maybe could do the same with Node.js), and it reads the same. Guess it's just about being familiar with a mature ecosystem you already know, and then you can achieve results.

Re: Why I believe Rails is still relevant in 2019

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post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And here come the knee-jerk down votes.

I think the down votes are for spouting nonsense instead of having a rational discussion about the article.

And for toxic attitude that ruined /r/programming
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