DHH - Ruby on Rails, 37signals, and the future of web development

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Published 2024-03-17
This week we're joined by DHH, the co founder of 37signals, and the creator of Ruby on Rails. We talk about the future of web development, the history of Rails, and the evolution of the web. David also talks about his views on the longevity of software and ecosystems.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:29 The Genesis and Impact of Ruby on Rails
00:04:27 The Aesthetic and Philosophical Approach to Programming with Ruby
00:09:32 Ad 1
00:11:15 Aesthetics Continued
00:23:49 Ad 2
00:24:23 The Moden Web
00:40:27 The Shift Away from Apple
00:55:16 Rethinking Cloud Dependency and Advocating for Simplicity in Web Development

All Comments (21)
  • @rpf23543
    We need more DHH in this world. The world would be a better place!
  • I literally watch DHH interviews to learn new words and English idioms. He never fails to deliver.
  • @fuu812
    DHH still appear relevant, real, grounded, inspiring innovator just as fresh like when he brought rails to the world.. 15 years to me, a whole career of full of happiness just as advertised. Thank you sir
  • @jonatasdp
    DHH is also a great teacher! Love his enthusiasm decades dedicated for both business and open source!
  • @FrankMakesGames
    This was absolutely wonderful. David is like the kind of person that you say, hey tell us another story and you sit down and listen and time just flies by and you can't wait for the next time. Damn this was just so good!
  • @rajm.5819
    His philosophy on web and computing are so aligned with mine. So glad someone else sees the cloud as a black hole like I do.
  • @Jensemann099
    Absolutely nuts! One of the best interviews ive ever seen.
  • @ReeyWhaar
    DHH gradually descends into Gilbert Gottfried during the podcast
  • @jacksonstone693
    I've had that exact experience of walking back to a project with webpack after a year or two and nothing worked. Brutal and horrible feeling
  • @edwardo737
    Agree with DHH on the thought police. God forbid they get control of DNS servers or worse. Great interview guys.
  • @br3nto
    20:03 amen to Ruby’s meta-programming awesomeness! Nothing compares! That combined with method blocks (which I think Groovy also has)
  • @hirakhax
    Dhh ui designs are amazing...I am amazed..he is very close to perfect...
  • @jamesdenmark1396
    Amazing guy! I've learned so much from the Rails framework, including Active Record, MVC, migrations, and numerous principles and design patterns. truly opened my mind to look at coding in a different way. Thank you for this interview. His book, 'Getting Things Done,', 37signals <3
  • @spencerlong2745
    Bravo guys!, really good interview, you guys asked really good questions and let David speak, he's so inspiring to listen to, 10/10 👏👏👏.
  • @stulindenjr
    @devtoolsfm Great Podcast with DHH. I am beginning to learn Ruby as my first programming language.
  • @88onage
    Hadn't laughed that hard in a while 😂 Glorious!