top | item 29276765 (no title) wavesplash | 4 years ago Um, really? Why are unicorns like Shopify or Github are still using Rails if that's the norm? discuss order hn newest golergka|4 years ago The same reason Facebook uses php: that's what they started with and it's prohibitively complex, expensive and risky to change at their scale. joelbluminator|4 years ago Shopify is not a unicorn...sorry for nitpicking. Its a publicly traded company worth 210 billion dollars. It used to be a unicorn a long time ago. oblio|4 years ago Now that I think of it, are there any major startups launched post Rails glory days? Some time around and before Rails 4.0, so 2013.Almost all the major former startups that I could find are from 2010 or earlier. load replies (1)
golergka|4 years ago The same reason Facebook uses php: that's what they started with and it's prohibitively complex, expensive and risky to change at their scale.
joelbluminator|4 years ago Shopify is not a unicorn...sorry for nitpicking. Its a publicly traded company worth 210 billion dollars. It used to be a unicorn a long time ago. oblio|4 years ago Now that I think of it, are there any major startups launched post Rails glory days? Some time around and before Rails 4.0, so 2013.Almost all the major former startups that I could find are from 2010 or earlier. load replies (1)
oblio|4 years ago Now that I think of it, are there any major startups launched post Rails glory days? Some time around and before Rails 4.0, so 2013.Almost all the major former startups that I could find are from 2010 or earlier. load replies (1)
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oblio|4 years ago
Almost all the major former startups that I could find are from 2010 or earlier.