“It really seemed like Rails just put everything together, so I thought well let’s give this thing a try, and I liked it.”

Michael Hartl is the author of The Ruby on Rails Tutorial, a widely acclaimed guide to learning how to build Ruby on Rails webapps.

Questions

• You have a background in physics, including getting a PhD studying black hole dynamics – why did you switch careers to software?
• What was unique about the Ruby on Rails Tutorial when it first came out?
• Why didn’t Python and Django take off in the same way Ruby on Rails did?
• What do you think about the shift from Rails to full-stack JavaScript?
• Is there anything about Rails that you’re not a fan of?
• What are you building at your new company?

Links

• OpenAI
• Ruby on Rails Tutorial
• Softcover
• Michael’s page
  

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