With 2023 approaching, Ruby on Rails is becoming an even more mature technology, since its initial release occurred 18 years ago. Having emerged as a white knight for the area of web app development, Ruby on Rails is still in use, but concerns about its relevance and popularity are rising more and more often. So in this article we will answer the following questions:

- Is Ruby on Rails dead or still alive? - Why leverage Ruby on Rails in 2023? - When to use Ruby on Rails and when to shun it in favor of more competitive technologies?