# Does anybody know why activeRecord is not built on top of ru

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**Created:** [August 15, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anybody-know-why-activerecord-is-not-built-on-top-of-ru/112128 "2007-08-15T18:38:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diego](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@Diego](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Diego)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anybody-know-why-activerecord-is-not-built-on-top-of-ru/112128/1 "2007-08-15T18:38:12Z")

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Does anybody know why activeRecord is not built on top of ruby-dbi?  
I am curious about the reasoning behind the decision.  
Was it performance? Complexity? Databases support, ease of  
installation or something else.

Let me know if anybody knows why.

Thanks  
Diego