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Really love how the 37signals guys are turning conventional wisdom on its head - moving from cloud back to own data center, getting rid of SPAs with Hotwire, an

by hiyer 3y ago

Really love how the 37signals guys are turning conventional wisdom on its head - moving from cloud back to own data center, getting rid of SPAs with Hotwire, and now this. More power to DHH and co.

hiyer 3y ago
And just to add - they've never taken VC funding; and they've been remote from the get-go before it was a thing. Truly a unique organization. Note - I don't work there or use any of their products (other than Ruby on Rails). These are just my honest observations.
- frankjr 3y ago
  > they've never taken VC funding They have taken investment from Jeff Bezos decades ago. https://archive.ph/3v3QS https://archive.ph/3v3QS
  - dejv 3y ago
    Technically it was not an investment, they've sold part of company to Bezos. As in money went directly into owners bank accounts instead of bank account of the company.
    - frankjr 3y ago
      You're right, TIL. https://medium.com/signal-v-noise/the-deal-jeff-bezos-got-on-basecamp-b7a1cb39179e https://medium.com/signal-v-noise/the-deal-jeff-bezos-got-on...
0xblinq 3y ago
I agree. I understand DHH pisses off many people when he speaks, and some times he could probably be a bit less harsh, but I admire him a lot because he's one of the few people I know in this industry critically thinking, applying common sense, and not blindly following fads and all the bullshit that's going on at most places. I think overall it is a net gain to follow and listen what he says, even if not said in the most "nice" way, I agree on almost everything he says tech wise. And using Rails after years of pure "modern" SPAs, feels really refreshing. I'm sad most of us have forgotten how simpler things could be, and terrified about new people joining the industry that will never know it (for the time being at least).
gregjor 3y ago
The software business constantly rediscovers old technologies and techniques, renames them, and calls it innovation.

by hiyer 3y ago

Really love how the 37signals guys are turning conventional wisdom on its head - moving from cloud back to own data center, getting rid of SPAs with Hotwire, and now this. More power to DHH and co.

hiyer 3y ago

And just to add - they've never taken VC funding; and they've been remote from the get-go before it was a thing. Truly a unique organization. Note - I don't work there or use any of their products (other than Ruby on Rails). These are just my honest observations.

frankjr 3y ago
> they've never taken VC funding They have taken investment from Jeff Bezos decades ago. https://archive.ph/3v3QS https://archive.ph/3v3QS
- dejv 3y ago
  Technically it was not an investment, they've sold part of company to Bezos. As in money went directly into owners bank accounts instead of bank account of the company.
  - frankjr 3y ago
    You're right, TIL. https://medium.com/signal-v-noise/the-deal-jeff-bezos-got-on-basecamp-b7a1cb39179e https://medium.com/signal-v-noise/the-deal-jeff-bezos-got-on...

0xblinq 3y ago

I agree. I understand DHH pisses off many people when he speaks, and some times he could probably be a bit less harsh, but I admire him a lot because he's one of the few people I know in this industry critically thinking, applying common sense, and not blindly following fads and all the bullshit that's going on at most places. I think overall it is a net gain to follow and listen what he says, even if not said in the most "nice" way, I agree on almost everything he says tech wise. And using Rails after years of pure "modern" SPAs, feels really refreshing. I'm sad most of us have forgotten how simpler things could be, and terrified about new people joining the industry that will never know it (for the time being at least).

gregjor 3y ago

The software business constantly rediscovers old technologies and techniques, renames them, and calls it innovation.