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Rails does a pretty good job.
by cutler 3y ago
Rails does a pretty good job.
- hk1337 3y agoPHP has come a long way and I have since changed my mind about Laravel but I love Ruby, and Rails does an awesome job. Laravel actually seems to try to mimick Rails in PHP
- Alifatisk 3y agoI've tried Laravel, it's a beautiful framework. But I see no reason to switch from Rails, it's a beast.
- 0xblinq 3y agoHi! I'm looking for advice on how Rails vs Laravel compare (as I'll have to pick one of them soon for a project). Assuming the same knowledge and familiarity on both of them, why would you prefer Rails over Laravel? Thanks!
- Alifatisk 3y agoThe reason why I stuck with Rails is because I am already a Ruby user. I like PHP and all but I am way more comfortable with Ruby. I don’t think there is anything Rails can do that Laravel cannot and wise versa. It’s about taste. I think Rails + hotwire hit the sweetspot for me!
- 0xblinq 3y agoThanks!
- nstart 3y agoIn general I think there’s something to be said for sticking with languages that match your model of approaching a problem. DHH gave a good, albeit a bit rambly, keynote on this topic once. He compared some of the tools selection conversations to the equivalent of people comparing gaming consoles purely by specs when in reality, picking a console mostly boiled down to what you subjectively enjoyed more. I like that idea as a rule of thumb and encourage people to start there and go with what feels right for them before making deeper choices. (Lots of nuance here, don’t want to delve too deep so please view from that context :) )
- cutler 3y agoRuby is a beautifully-designed, concise language. PHP is the opposite. If you like Java-style verbosity you may like PHP. I don't.
- Alifatisk 3y agoYea, I think what makes me enjoy Ruby a lot is the ability to meta-program a lot. I can mold the language to what I want to express. Of course, this can be a double edged sword if you aren't comfortable in the language yet.