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Ruby on Rails demo

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Python, Ruby & scripting languagesWeb development

What it is

David Heinemeier Hansson builds a blog engine with Ruby on Rails in 15 minutes, the demo that launched Rails' momentum.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN treats it as the model for a compelling developer demo and a benchmark for how simple web development once felt.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “I think a good example to follow for your project is the original Rails announcement video by DHH”

    Model for a compelling demo: a full app in minutes

    grblovrflowerrr, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: Alan – a low-code application platform”

  2. “I was blown away that he created a blog application with comments in 15 minutes”

    Blog with comments built in 15 minutes

    girishso, 2023-10 · Recommendation

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: rails, dhh, web frameworks, scaffolding, developer demos

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