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Discussion on: Django vs Ruby on Rails: Web Frameworks Comparison

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Michael Madison • Edited

I also argue against the statement that Rails does not have a REST capability... the default routing for a given resource follows REST conventions, and in Rails 5, you can spin up a Rails app in API mode that slims down the gems installed (removing the templating and asset gems, e.g.), and optimizing the stack for restful API actions

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Kelly Stannard • Edited

Maybe the author has never seen Rails used in the default way? I have seen apps that take make use of the defaults.

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Gloria Budiman

This is true. Our company has 12 Rails microservices, all running in API-only configuration.

The author obviously has mediocre experience with Rails and writes articles based on hearsays.