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In my annecdotal experience (could be completely wrong) Python and Django are much more common for the same vintage of startups in Europe as when Ruby and Rails

by jamil7 6y ago

In my annecdotal experience (could be completely wrong) Python and Django are much more common for the same vintage of startups in Europe as when Ruby and Rails were popular in the USA, I don't exactly know what drove it's adoption here.

hboon 6y ago
Maybe related: One of Django's creators, Simon Willison is British. I think he worked at Guardian. He's on HN too.
- skavi 6y ago
  The creator of Ruby on Rails is Danish[0]. [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Heinemeier_Hansson https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Heinemeier_Hansson
  - hboon 6y ago
    I know. And DHH worked on Basecamp and they are US based.