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I like Django rest framework a lot. It was really easy to make something with react and call Django directly however the templating engine is also great. It’s

I like Django rest framework a lot. It was really easy to make something with react and call Django directly however the templating engine is also great. It’s so strange people still use rails

vanviegen 3y ago
> It’s so strange people still use rails Why? What makes Django better? (Genuinely curious.)
- collyw 3y ago
  I never used Rails, but people who use both said that thy were pretty similar. Python had the advantage of scientific libraries (which was useful for what I was building), while Rails was a bit more web dev focused. Rails does seem to have fallen out of favor over the last decade, while Django enjoyed a more steady level of popularity. I guess Python is a more popular language.
  - antod 3y ago
    I don't think Rails is any less favoured than Django - the hype moved on from back end oriented web frameworks in general though. Rails had a higher level of initial hype though, so maybe more of that moved on to other things leaving it closer to Django that had a slower decline. Both projects are solid mature choices though - the downside of that might be attracting enough new/younger devs. Choice comes down more to Ruby vs Python depending on which one your team knows better or if you need other libraries from that language.
    - collyw 3y ago
      Yes, Rails definitely had more initial hype, which in turn led to a bigger decline, while Django remained more steady with it's popularity. I see a lot less Rails jobs than I used to. I might b wrong but I don't see much Ruby use outside of Rails.
- asylteltine 3y ago
  Rails is ruby… so that’s one thing Rails is much harder to containerize Rails structure is extremely messy and you have to learn how to do it the rails way. Python in general is easier to hire for and is just better
dopamean 3y ago
You should learn a bit about Rails. It wont be strange that people still use it.

I like Django rest framework a lot. It was really easy to make something with react and call Django directly however the templating engine is also great. It’s so strange people still use rails

vanviegen 3y ago

> It’s so strange people still use rails Why? What makes Django better? (Genuinely curious.)

collyw 3y ago
I never used Rails, but people who use both said that thy were pretty similar. Python had the advantage of scientific libraries (which was useful for what I was building), while Rails was a bit more web dev focused. Rails does seem to have fallen out of favor over the last decade, while Django enjoyed a more steady level of popularity. I guess Python is a more popular language.
- antod 3y ago
  I don't think Rails is any less favoured than Django - the hype moved on from back end oriented web frameworks in general though. Rails had a higher level of initial hype though, so maybe more of that moved on to other things leaving it closer to Django that had a slower decline. Both projects are solid mature choices though - the downside of that might be attracting enough new/younger devs. Choice comes down more to Ruby vs Python depending on which one your team knows better or if you need other libraries from that language.
  - collyw 3y ago
    Yes, Rails definitely had more initial hype, which in turn led to a bigger decline, while Django remained more steady with it's popularity. I see a lot less Rails jobs than I used to. I might b wrong but I don't see much Ruby use outside of Rails.
asylteltine 3y ago
Rails is ruby… so that’s one thing Rails is much harder to containerize Rails structure is extremely messy and you have to learn how to do it the rails way. Python in general is easier to hire for and is just better

dopamean 3y ago

You should learn a bit about Rails. It wont be strange that people still use it.