> ... it was a stark contrast to the tropes of complexity that came before it like endless XML configuration and IIS. DHH has stated that he started Rails beca

> ... it was a stark contrast to the tropes of complexity that came before it like endless XML configuration and IIS. DHH has stated that he started Rails because of frustrations with the Java web app development ecosystem, and this rings true for me from my own experience. What surprises me about the illustration of the contrast of the two worlds is that, after 12-15 years of Rails, and the success its had in addressing its stated objectives, the Java "world" seems to only be adding to the complexity of their "standard" stack. Sure, you get install JHipster, and generate a boilerplate site now, but that process took FORTY-FIVE MINUTES on my work laptop, and I don't know half of the stuff it installed.