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Re:The boring technology behind a one-person Internet compan... by dx034 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @02:59AM (#20992417)
The only problem I see with rails is that it's hard to find devs these days (at least in Europe). Even if they could learn Rails for that project, many I've spoken to wouldn't want to take a job where Rails is required. I just witnessed a project switching from rails to React (for the frontend) because they just couldn't get enough good people willing to use Rails.
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Re:The boring technology behind a one-person Internet compan... by tomclive on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @04:40AM (#20992972)
That's interesting. This year, for the first time, I've been working with Rails. It wasn't my choice but I've really enjoyed it. A lot just makes sense and it's been so quick to get things from idea to code.
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Re:The boring technology behind a one-person Internet compan... by dx034 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @05:27AM (#20993218)
I don't think devs hesitate because Rails (or Ruby in general) isn't good, they hesitate because they hope to gain more relevant experience by working with JS frameworks.

But again, that's just my experience, it may differ for other companies and/or regions.

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Re:The boring technology behind a one-person Internet compan... by Bombthecat on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @09:40AM (#20994914)
Rails isn't enough enterprisey (in my opinion..) no firm ever considers rails.. (note, I love rails!)
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Re:The boring technology behind a one-person Internet compan... by strzibny on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @03:26AM (#20992552)
I heard this before, but when we tried to find a React dev for the front-end part we couldn't find any either. There are more JS devs for sure, but you also compete with literally everybody for talent.
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Re:The boring technology behind a one-person Internet compan... by zhdc1 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @05:33AM (#20993249)
I kind of get the impression that there is a glut of developers who know/are learning React and a glut of companies that are having trouble finding someone willing or able to use React (at least where I'm located).
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Re:The boring technology behind a one-person Internet compan... by deepsun on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @07:54AM (#20993888)
Have you tried paying more?
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Re:The boring technology behind a one-person Internet compan... by kareemm on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @09:20AM (#20994695)
> The only problem I see with rails is that it's hard to find devs these days (at least in Europe).

If you need a contractor to help with a Rails project drop me a line (my email's in my profile). Been working with Rails since 2.x days. Not in Europe tho I'm GMT-4.

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