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Ask HN: Is Ruby/RoR Dead?

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Hi guys! Was just wondering, are there any new hot startups out there that start with Ruby on Rails, or is it considered a thing of the past now?

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Something being dead and something not being choosen by "new hot startups" are not the same thing...

I kindly refer you to https://isrubydead.com

I switched from Next.js/React to Rails for my side projects due to JS ecosystem fatigue. Anecdotally, I've noticed some people making the same move. The open-source finance app Maybe is one that pops up on a lot of searches.

imo Rails has been having a bit of a revival ever since v7 introduced a cleaner approach to front end development with Hotwire (specifically, Turbo and Stimulus) to get SPA-like behavior with relatively little effort. What I love about modern Rails is that it's an evolving framework that is still anchored to a consistent vision for developer productivity. Now with 8.0 having just been released, Rails is increasing built-in support for deploying outside managed providers like AWS.

I can't speak for whether it's going to see a resurgence among big companies other than famous users like Shopify, but I can't see myself using Next over Rails for any of my personal projects, even as someone who writes JavaScript and React code professionally.

Relevant links: - Maybe moves to Rails: https://github.com/maybe-finance/maybe/wiki/Moving-from-Reac... - Rails 7.0 release announcement: https://rubyonrails.org/2021/12/15/Rails-7-fulfilling-a-visi... - Hotwire: https://hotwired.dev/ - Rails World 2024 Keynote w/ DHH, introducing Rails 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cEn_83zRFw - Rails 8.0 Beta: No PaaS Required https://rubyonrails.org/2024/9/27/rails-8-beta1-no-paas-requ...

Its still around, but declining. I sure wish it had types.

Sorbet / RBS?

Just doesn't cut it... Give me python 3 style typing at the least. Nobody wants external file decorators.

I'd love to have Python3 style typings in Ruby, but I think they refused the idea because backwards compatibility?

I think the closest gem that achieves this is contracts. https://github.com/egonSchiele/contracts.ruby?tab=readme-ov-...

Sorbet can be used inline without external file decorators already and RBS is adding support too[2].

I would not be surprised if that typing information starts finding its way into YJIT for performance improvements.

1. https://sorbet.org/docs/type-assertions

2. https://github.com/soutaro/rbs-inline

Nope. I was full-stack dev in the past before I got burned by JS complexity proliferation. After almost decade of hiding in devops/backend development I see the light in tunnel and I am coming back for RoR8 now with new energy. Reviving my neglected side-SaaS.

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