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SE-Radio-Episode-261:-David-Heinemeier-Hansson-on-the-State-of-Rails,-Monoliths,-and-More

SE-Radio-Episode-261:-David-Heinemeier-Hansson-on-the-State-of-Rails,-Monoliths,-and-More

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers · SE Radio Team

June 28, 20161h 3m

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Show Notes

David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Ruby on Rails framework and a partner at the software development company Basecamp, talks to Stefan Tilkov about the state of Ruby on Rails and its suitability for long-term development. He addresses some of its common criticisms, such as perceived usefulness for only simple problems, claimed lack of scalability, and increasing complexity. David also talks about the downsides of building JavaScript-centric, "sophisticated" web UIs, and why he prefers well-structured, "majestic" monoliths to microservices.