Libertas • Proprietas • Pietas
Freedom
Full control and transparent access to every layer — from the framework to the OS. True freedom in development.
Ownership
No external gatekeepers. You define your experience and stack. Your code, your rules, your destiny.
Duty
A call to contribute back, not just consume. We build together, we grow together, we give back.
From David Heinemeier Hansson's keynote at Rails World 2025, Amsterdam
DHH tackled the paradox of modern software development: despite all the advancements in tools and open source, projects often feel more complex and deployments slower than ever. This is the work of the "merchants of complexity" — developers and organizations who chase unnecessary layers of difficulty to feel like they're doing more than just "CRUD apps."
We reject this complexity theater. We embrace simplicity. We focus on solving problems end-to-end with clarity, instead of piling on abstraction.
— David Heinemeier Hansson
DHH's vision of harmony in the ecosystem guided by freedom, ownership, and responsibility. Rails continues to evolve as a mega-framework that provides everything a developer needs.
Built right into Rails 8.1
Live syntax highlighting included
Resumable background jobs
Support for offline applications
Simplified push notifications
Removing what doesn't serve us
Rails is pruning what doesn't serve us anymore — system tests, overuse of Docker, even Puma dev — in favor of simpler defaults. We're not just adding features; we're removing friction.
DHH urged the community to contribute, especially by extracting Action Web Push. He even made Campfire free again, with that one catch. Build tools that matter. Share what you learn. The community thrives when we all give back.
Embrace simplicity. Own your stack. Give back to the community.
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