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Comparing Node to Ruby on Rails seems misguided, wouldn't a more apt comparison be something like Next.js or Svelte Kit to Ruby on Rails? Ruby has its fair shar

Comparing Node to Ruby on Rails seems misguided, wouldn't a more apt comparison be something like Next.js or Svelte Kit to Ruby on Rails? Ruby has its fair share of minimalist[1] web libraries and small gems that aren't very different from Node web servers and npm packages. [1] http://sinatrarb.com/ http://sinatrarb.com/ Edit: I've noticed at the bottom the author mentions that they use "Node" to mean Node web frameworks, but still I think there's something lost to not mention the new wave of frameworks like Next and Svelte Kit.

chaostheory 5y ago
You're right, but frameworks like Blitzjs (built on top of Nextjs) and NestJS are probably better comparisons. I went in the opposite direction from Ruby to Node land, and it's just as easy and quick to build an app now just like Rails. The issue with nodejs is the paradox of choice. Just like in Java, there are so many full stack frameworks to choose from that it's easy to get decision paralysis, where as there's only really one choice in both Ruby and Python.