neko_ranger
Joined 9 years ago
Joined 9 years ago
You should try submitting an app on the app store just to prove to yourself how not true this is. Even in the AI era. They do vet, but it's not as substantial as you think
"pull out all hardcoded strings in web app into i18n files. do not stop until hard coded strings linter stops complaining"
or
"create tests to test uncovered lines by code coverage. do not stop until all files at at least 95% covered per the reporting tool output"
The nuance is of course that dhh is both correct and not exactly right at the same time, and doesn't really have any affect on you. Rails is still great for solo/small teams moving fast technically and product wise. He's also right that rust is good for established services (with possibly larger teams) that prioritize performance. Just as it always was, but now the transition from rails -> rust/others is much quicker with ai
compare that to the billions who just use computer