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I'm in the same spot. I still use & love Rails, but having adopted TypeScript & VS Code (w/ React) for the front-end, I find myself missing those luxuries when
by shiny 6y ago
I'm in the same spot. I still use & love Rails, but having adopted TypeScript & VS Code (w/ React) for the front-end, I find myself missing those luxuries when I switch back to Ruby/Rails/Vim.
I'm leaning towards a full TypeScript stack for my next project. The idea of sharing types & code between client & server is incredibly seductive. But there's no Rails for TS/Node, so I know it's going to be a shit show assembling all of my chosen libraries into a cohesive whole.
Although looking at your previous comment, perhaps I should give Kotlin / Ktor a try?
- davidwf 6y agoFYI I think Redwood is trying hard to be Rails for TS/Node... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22537944 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22537944)
- cageface 6y agoRedwood looks really interesting. I'd like to try it on a small project. The emphasis on serverless seems like a bit of a different direction than Rails though.
- cageface 6y agoI'm in exactly the same boat. Rails gives you so much functionality for free. Kotlin/KTor is not a drop in replacement since it's closer to something like Sinatra in scope but it still looks like the best bet going forward to me.