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Ruby on Rails took off because its creator evangelized it by arguing its superiority against the competing alternatives.

Drawn from what David Heinemeier Hansson said, then moved away from

Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails The web framework created by DHH and released in 2004.

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What David Heinemeier Hansson actually said

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    David Heinemeier Hansson 2 Jun 2024

    And for a long time, I thought that's what had worked. That this was why Ruby on Rails took off, became one of the most popular full-stack web frameworks of all time, inspired countless clones, and created hundreds of billions in enterprise value for companies built on it. But I was wrong. It wasn't the crusade that did it.

    Why I retired from the tech crusadesworld.hey.com

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