Returning to Rails in 2026(markround.com)
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Returning to Rails in 2026
https://www.markround.com/blog/2026/03/05/returning-to-rails-in-2026/
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Improving platform: Rails 8 with Propshaft (replacing Sprockets), SolidQueue for job handling built-in, ViewComponents, Hotwire, ... such a smooth dev experience.
Definitely. It really makes me wish it was getting more attention - and I know I'm late to the party having only picked it back up over a year after Rails 8 was released! It's just such a smooth experience and I haven't found anything like it that compares.
The thing that really impresses me is how it's become a "one person framework"[1] and thanks also to the "batteries included" approach, you can run everything with zero external service dependencies. I have no problem with managing other services like a cache or DB, but it's just so damn nice to be able to focus on the code and not have to context switch!
[1]=Tons of posts and presentations I'm discovering now referring to that. EG https://mileswoodroffe.com/articles/rails-the-one-person-fra...
The thing that really impresses me is how it's become a "one person framework"[1] and thanks also to the "batteries included" approach, you can run everything with zero external service dependencies. I have no problem with managing other services like a cache or DB, but it's just so damn nice to be able to focus on the code and not have to context switch!
[1]=Tons of posts and presentations I'm discovering now referring to that. EG https://mileswoodroffe.com/articles/rails-the-one-person-fra...
I'm kinda attached to "odd" outsider technologies like the Amiga and BeOS (which does make me wonder if there's a common thread there) so am used to seeing old packages and documentation gradually fade away but that's clearly not something that points to a sustainable future.
There's enough of the core components still active and after 20-odd years you could just say "it's done" (as I allude to in the Wrap Up) but I do wonder how many here would start a new project on Rails or make a Ruby platform a critical part of a new start-up ?