> The most important change of all: 2010 saw the advent of the Walled Garden App Store, commercially available native applications for smartphone and tablets. F

> The most important change of all: 2010 saw the advent of the Walled Garden App Store, commercially available native applications for smartphone and tablets. Forget web development: mobile was getting it all. This is the real elephant in the room. Everyone is looking for the "next Rails." There will be no "next Rails" because the web is not what it was when Rails came out. It's not "dead" or "dying," but it is just not the same. > Experienced people often forget the learning curve when they were themselves beginners, and at that time Rails was so attractive, so sexy. I always like to say Rails is for those kids who used to read the players' guides and instruction manuals for video games first, so they know all the secret moves and bonus areas before they even start playing. Some people prefer the challenge and power of discovering and designing things on their own, and they are never going to enjoy Rails because they'll be too caught up negotiating with themselves about how they would have done it.