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> Instead perhaps people could suggest a better language/framework that is more productive than Rails, and has had a long lifespan in a large codebase? I’d sug
by drb91 8y ago
> Instead perhaps people could suggest a better language/framework that is more productive than Rails, and has had a long lifespan in a large codebase?
I’d suggest most frameworks are better than rails for long lifespans. They just frontloaded productivity, and it shows. The UI and functionality of github is largely the same as in 2010.
- bitexploder 8y agoGitLab is mostly rails and they have been iterating their UI pretty heavily. I think programming languages are just tools and the team(s) wielding them matter a lot more than the language.
- vvillena 8y agoMeanwhile, they were able to win market rate so fast that it took a while for competitors to show up.
- int_19h 8y agoOn the UI, I'm kinda feeling like it's not a bad thing. GitHub UI works. It's neat, most things that need to be done often are easy to find, and otherwise it gets out of my way nicely. Oh, and it doesn't break my browser (links, Back button etc). Why change it?
- maxerickson 8y agoAre you sure you remember how everything worked in 2010? And then stuff that was sensible then probably shouldn't have changed much.