# Joel on Software Rails Rant **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 16, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joel-on-software-rails-rant/69230 "2006-02-16T15:37:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rjberry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@rjberry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rjberry)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joel-on-software-rails-rant/69230/1 "2006-02-16T15:37:06Z")
I didn’t know if any of you had seen this rant about Rails over on Joel on Software but it is an interesting read. Check it out here - [http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.309321.45](http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.309321.45) -Rob B. [http://www.robertbazinet.com](http://www.robertbazinet.com) ---
**Author:** ![rjberry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@rjberry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rjberry)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joel-on-software-rails-rant/69230/2 "2006-02-16T17:19:59Z")
It was not act Joel doing the rant though, right? It was just someone in the discussion group? ---
**Author:** ![rjberry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@rjberry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rjberry)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joel-on-software-rails-rant/69230/3 "2006-02-16T17:26:04Z")
No, it was not Joel himself, just another reader. I thought it was an interesting post, DHH gave a thoughtful reply. It was NOT a flame war or anything, otherwise I would not have bothered with the link. I think it is good to see a view of someone not totally enamored with a technology which will hopefully be used constructively to improve it. -Rob