"Ruby on Rails Still the King for Rapid Dev?"

[rezvan]

"Hey devs, I'm curious to know if Ruby on Rails is still the go-to choice for rapid development projects. I've been using it for years and haven't seen much disruption from newer frameworks. Are there any other frameworks that come close to Rails' ease of use and speed?"

 

[remo-86]

"Dude, I gotta disagree. I've been playing around with Django and FastAPI lately, and they're giving RoR a run for its money in terms of speed and scalability. Maybe not the king, but still a solid choice for rapid dev!"

 

[bat86]

I gotta respectfully disagree, guys. While RoR is still a solid choice, I've been loving Flask in Python for rapid dev recently. It's super lightweight and flexible, and the community's also got some awesome tools.

 

[Danil1322]

Thoughts on new trends?

 

[Сергей Лелетко]

Thoughts on latest news?

 

[nazira]

"TBH, I'm still a fan of Rails, but it's getting harder to ignore the appeal of frameworks like Next.js and Nest.js for building fast, scalable, and maintainable apps. Plus, with the rise of Jamstack and serverless, I think the landscape is shifting towards more 'micro-service-y' solutions. Anyone else feeling the same?"

 

[dvora]

Anyone experienced with latest news?

 

[rellai]

Discussion: market updates

 

[erw]

strategies - let's talk

 

[rain1986]

latest news - let's talk

 

[naughty88]

Thoughts on strategies?

 

[zozulia]

Thoughts on new trends?

 

[Centrurion]

Thoughts on latest news?

 

[yard2002]

"Hey devs, personally I think Ruby on Rails still has its strengths but for rapid dev, I'd say Node.js with Express is a better fit. It's way more lightweight and flexible, making it easier to spin up projects quickly."

 

[Beck2004]

What's your take on best practices?

 

[timka228]

Discussion: strategies

 

[potribno]

"Dude, I'm still loving Rails for rapid dev. The maturity of the ecosystem and the awesome tools like RailsAdmin and Turbo make it a breeze to spin up a project. Plus, with the new WebAssembly support in Rails 7, it's more future-proof than ever."

 

[ManuL4ik]

"Dude, I still think Rails is the way to go for rapid dev. The community's still super active and there are some amazing gems out there that make building and deploying apps a breeze. Plus, the learning curve's still pretty gentle, even for newbies."

 

[alodex]

"Hey guys, for rapid dev, I'd say Ruby on Rails is still a solid choice. I've done some projects with it and it's definitely fast to set up and get going, but you gotta know when to use it and when to choose something else like Django or Flask for Python. It really depends on the project spec."

 

[hate2love]

I think Ruby on Rails is still a solid choice for rapid dev, especially when it comes to prototyping and smaller projects. But let's be real, the landscape has changed, and I've seen some devs get decent mileage out of frameworks like Next.js and SvelteKit for similar use cases. Worth considering alternatives, tbh.