We chose Ruby on Rails for the backend because of its rapid development capabilities, strong ecosystem, and ability to handle API-driven applications, which is essential for integrating various third-party services seamlessly.
Ruby on Rails made building Reader Mode 2.0 faster and more efficient. Its convention-over-configuration approach allowed for rapid development, while its vast ecosystem of gems (like Devise for authentication) helped streamline key features. The strong community and built-in scalability make it a solid choice for launching and growing web apps.
Gblock wouldn’t exist without it. Rails made it possible to go from idea to working app ridiculously fast, with batteries included, a beautiful developer experience, and a community that still feels like magic ✨.
We use Ruby on Rails as our back-end framework due to its MVC architecture, which supports rapid development and easy maintenance of database-backed web applications.
It's already a mature web framework so if I need to implement feature X, usually there's already a gem for it which I just need to install and configure.
Using ROR 7.1 shipping is quite fast! With most of the boilerplate handled by the framework itself, it becomes easy to focus on features. Support for webSockets, auth and background jobs is awesome!
I have spent 10 years with Ruby on Rails, tried some other frameworks in between. But ultimately this is THE web framework of choice for a solo founder finding product market fit.
