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excid3 | 7 years ago

Yes, of course it's still worth learning. Whether you learn Rails, Django, or anything else, the concepts will apply pretty well for any web framework.

I've been making screencasts for Rails developers at GoRails (https://gorails.com) showing how to build various features of websites in Rails.

If you're a beginner though, I would first recommend the Rails Tutorial - https://www.railstutorial.org/book

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d0m|7 years ago

I mean, learning X is an opportunity cost. Not dismissing your answer, but I guess we could rephrase the question: "Is Rails worth learning instead of X", where X can be some other popular frameworks. Or said differently, both for newcomers or more experienced devs, why do you think Rails is worth learning instead of some other web framework?

stephenhuey|7 years ago

Rails influenced some other popular web frameworks, and I feel it’s still faster to build some types of web apps in Rails. I’d think you could cover more concepts sooner and then translate what you’ve learned to other frameworks as you need them.

weliketocode|7 years ago

I'm sure your stuff is great, and I'll happily give a look or two... but you are openly advertising your stuff without really answering the OP.

hnzix|7 years ago

Thanks so much for your screencasts. I'm cooking up a MVP in Rails on a really tight timeframe and they've been invaluable.

To address OP, Rails is now a boring tech and that's a good thing. I can move quickly and for every roadblock there's a community answer. It feels like React tutorials become obsolete after 4 months.