HACKER Q&A
📣 zizee

Are startups still using Ruby on Rails to start new products/projects?


I'm interested in building some open source projects/libraries, with long term monetization being the addition of paid/premium additional features.

I have a soft spot for (and expertise in) Ruby and Ruby on Rails, but I know it has seen a decline in popularity ove the years.

Are start-ups still using Ruby/Rails to get new apps stood up?

If not, which web frameworks are seeing growth, or big mind share for new builds of SaaS?

  👤 PaulHoule Accepted Answer ✓
React
👤 mmcromp
For saas as a solo dev, Rails would be faster for you to get up and running, rails also specifically caters to solo SaaS devs. but python is much more popular (you can look up the yearly stack overflow survey for more info) and you'll find developers much more easily. Consider Django, a similar MVC batteries included framework. I say this unbiased as a ruby and python hater lol
👤 sahillavingia
Yes!

Bt, Gumroad is written in Rails and open source: github.com/antiwork/gumroad

👤 abc03
My two cents, although there are probably some more people qualified to answer this: Avo, Sidekiq, Gorails etc. can make a living. Why couldn’t you?
👤 csomar
Don’t. Especially if your product requires a complex front-end. It’ll be an unwinnable uphill battle. There is a lot of stuff that is ready made for you in React and you can run a lean GraphQL server to your back-end of choosing.
👤 GoldenMonkey
Never seen ruby/rails at any company or startup. react seems to be the standard.