# Article: "Why Ruby on Rails Succeeded" **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 26, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/article-why-ruby-on-rails-succeeded/110488 "2007-07-26T20:14:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/article-why-ruby-on-rails-succeeded/110488/1 "2007-07-26T20:14:12Z")
You may or may not find this article interesting or entertaining. [http://www.cio.com/article/125851](http://www.cio.com/article/125851) Beware – it presupposes the concept that Rails HAS succeeded. It does not attempt to prove this. I have already been taken to task for this once. The article’s purpose was to give my opinion of causes that led to the success of Rails, not to discuss whether Rails is a mere fad after all. Cheers, Hal ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/article-why-ruby-on-rails-succeeded/110488/2 "2007-07-26T21:11:19Z")
On 7/26/07, Hal F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > a mere fad after all. > I am by no means qualified to judge that fact, but for what I am > concerned Rails has had the tremendous success to have made Ruby known > (even well known in some lucky parts of this world;). Cheers Robert ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/article-why-ruby-on-rails-succeeded/110488/3 "2007-07-26T21:43:21Z")
Robert D. wrote: > I am by no means qualified to judge that fact, but for what I am > concerned Rails has had the tremendous success to have made Ruby known > (even well known in some lucky parts of this world;). The flip side is that many people, to their detriment, believe Ruby == Rails. – James B. “I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man’s; I will not reason and compare; my business is to create.” - William Blake ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/article-why-ruby-on-rails-succeeded/110488/4 "2007-07-26T23:26:37Z")
Wow. That kind of makes me a little sad inside. It never ceases to amaze me how different the world looks to those of us who aren’t so close to technology. It makes one wonder what else they’re missing in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/article-why-ruby-on-rails-succeeded/110488/5 "2007-07-26T22:03:24Z")
On 7/26/07, James B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > The flip side is that many people, to their detriment, believe Ruby == > Rails. I can easily beat that 🙂 Yesterday I had to explain to a friend that if she bought a .net domain name, the site she wanted me to build for her didn’t have to be built using M$ .net technology. The fact that she had already been thinking this was the case for quite some time really shows how confused people can become from “news” heard around the 'net. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 7:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/article-why-ruby-on-rails-succeeded/110488/6 "2007-07-27T07:07:12Z")
On Jul 26, 2007, at 4:48 PM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > > > > > > > Wow. That kind of makes me a little sad inside. It never ceases > > David > > – > > - Books: > RAILS ROUTING (new! [http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321509242](http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321509242)) > RUBY FOR RAILS ([Ruby for Rails](http://www.manning.com/black)) > - Ruby/Rails training > & consulting: Ruby Power and Light, LLC ([http://www.rubypal.com](http://www.rubypal.com)) Indeed! Think about all the industries and fields you don’t know anything about… now realize how much YOU may be missing in life! My degree is in art (painting)! But I find programming and many sciences fascinating. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Hal\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hal_F)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/article-why-ruby-on-rails-succeeded/110488/7 "2007-07-26T23:49:39Z")
Hi – On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, James H. wrote: > > built using M$ .net technology. The fact that she had already been > > thinking this was the case for quite some time really shows how > > confused people can become from “news” heard around the 'net. > > Wow. That kind of makes me a little sad inside. It never ceases to amaze > me how different the world looks to those of us who aren’t so close to > technology. It makes one wonder what else they’re missing in the world. Cheer up 🙂 We all miss out on a lot, whether it’s technological or not. It can’t be otherwise, given how much there is to do and think about. David