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Young developers (as one myself), tend to be overly focused on what makes them attractive as a developer. Kinda like an overly insecure teenager. So they pounce

Young developers (as one myself), tend to be overly focused on what makes them attractive as a developer. Kinda like an overly insecure teenager. So they pounce on any framework or tech that makes them desirable to an employer. Rails isn't hot, so it won't get them a job so they won't learn it.

Supernaut 8y ago
That's flat out wrong. As a Rails developer, I have a weekly stream of recruiters trying to get my attention.
- aedron 8y ago
  It's about perception. But the trend is what it is: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=ruby%20on%20rails https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=r...
  - tim333 8y ago
    If you look at the trend for 'rails' it's much more level and googling 'rails' three of the top four results are for the framework. It may be people no longer have to type 'ruby on...'.
- go_prodev 8y ago
  I think a lot of developers focus on learning newer technology stacks because they are hot and tend to pay more. But less popular doesn't mean it's not in demand. I know 2 COBOL programmers who are being paid a ton of money because of critical banking systems running it and candidates are hard to find.
soulnothing 8y ago
I don't like ruby or rails. But I feel not liking it has really hurt my career. The amount of job requests I get for Ruby on rails or ruby is significantly higher than my typcial stack. Additionally a majority of the remote jobs I've seen have been Ruby as well. So despite it not being hip. It is still very much a requirement.