I've been a Rails developer for 10 years now and I have to say it is still my favourite tool of choice (yes even in 2016). There are other interesting tools and frameworks out there (I'd love to put my hands on Phoenix and Elixir if I had the time) but for now I have to be honest: When I start a new client project I have to consider a few things:
* Using a well-known framework is favourable over new shiny toys in a commercial system
* An ecosystem that has good 'defaults' is essential. A single web framework won't do everything for you. You need stuff around that for testing, deployments, etc.
For mainly the reasons above Rails is still my primary tool of choice. Yes, it has pinpoints but the reasons above far outweigh the new and shiny.
* Using a well-known framework is favourable over new shiny toys in a commercial system
* An ecosystem that has good 'defaults' is essential. A single web framework won't do everything for you. You need stuff around that for testing, deployments, etc.
For mainly the reasons above Rails is still my primary tool of choice. Yes, it has pinpoints but the reasons above far outweigh the new and shiny.