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Blomfield: Rails excels in AI coding due to consistent online training data
“Rails is a 20 year old framework with a ton of well-established conventions. A lot of Rails code bases look very, very similar. And it's obvious to an experienced Ruby on Rails developer where a specific piece of functionality Should live, or the right Rails w…”
Schnettler: Rails developers have a higher willingness to pay than Laravel developers
“In Laravel, we're getting a lot of hobbyists. In Rails, we're getting a lot of companies. And so when you look at the propensity to pay, we think the Rails market is just a little more mature, and the people are coming to us are more likely to pay for things.”
Schnettler: Ruby on Rails remains the best starting point for beginners
“Even though Rails maybe isn't the hotness anymore. I still think it's the right place to start. It's a very, you know, it's a very descriptive framework with like, and it's not, I don't want to say it's easy to learn. It's not, but you can learn, you know, the…”
Wiggins: It is too early for standardized abstractions in AI engineering
“My sense is, yeah, still the wild west. That's what makes it so exciting and feels kind of too early for too much in the way of standardized abstractions. Not that it's not interesting to try, but you know, you can't necessarily get there in the same way rails…”
Davis: Tech stack choices do not matter for early startup launches
“I wasted so much time, like, debating on whether to choose Rails or, you know, Java or, like, all this stuff. It does not matter. I mean, you can do a startup on an email list or write it in Cobalt for, like, you know, anybody cares. Just get it out. Try to ge…”