Ruby on Rails

Discussions focus on the use, relevance, promotion, and alternatives to Ruby on Rails in web development, highlighting its role in projects and companies like GitHub and Shopify.

📉 Falling 0.4x Web Development
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Sample Comments

aupajo • Apr 24, 2008 • View on HN

Give Rails a whirl, you won't regret it.

syspec • Feb 16, 2021 • View on HN

Try rails you won't look back

nathancahill • Jul 6, 2016 • View on HN

At least it's not Rails anymore /s

toyg • Apr 21, 2023 • View on HN

Let me introduce you to this thing called Rails, used to be pretty hot...

pbreit • May 8, 2023 • View on HN

GitHub & Shopify both run substantially on Rails.

joelbluminator • Dec 23, 2020 • View on HN

Frankly Im surprised you aint using Rails!

handbanana • Jun 7, 2018 • View on HN

Rails :(. Would be interested to see how it fairs using the most up to date rails/ruby versions

pacifika • Mar 18, 2022 • View on HN

So this is a rails alternative?

michaelchisari • Oct 5, 2011 • View on HN

Looking into rails? What are they using currently?

kimshibal • Nov 26, 2016 • View on HN

THIS, even rails is not cool anymore. It just fucking works