The reason I find this so bizarre is because Google’s auto-predict isn’t just a random time-saver (fun fact though: it’s estimated that Google’s auto-predict saves 200 years of typing per day!). It’s also a great indicator of popular search trends. When you start typing, Google compares your first few words with millions of other searches. That way, they can make a highly educated guess about what you’re looking for.

Which means that in this enlightened year of 2019, there’s evidence to suggest that the most popular search for Rails isn’t anything like:

“Is Ruby on Rails compatible with x,y, or z frameworks” “Is Ruby on Rails difficult to learn” Or even, “Is Ruby on Rails fun to learn?”

No. The most popular seems to be “Is Ruby on Rails dead.”

To be fair, this isn’t only true of Rails. The same pops up with Django, Vue.js, Node.js, etc. For some reason, programmers are just obsessed with death. And while I can’t save ‘em all, I can make the strong argument that as of 2019, Rails is still alive and kicking.

So today I’m going to take a closer look at:

• Critiques of Ruby on Rails
• How Rails advantages are built on 3 pillars
• The value of Ruby on Rails in 2019
• Companies built with Ruby on Rails
• So let’s start by getting all that negativity out of our system.

#ruby on rails #advantages