Why Rails is still relevant for startups in 2021

With the rise of single page JavaScript apps, lo-code, and mobile-first, is Rails consigned to the legacy dustbin of frameworks last cool in 2008? The answer is emphatically “no” - Rails is as relevant as ever for startups in 2021. Chris will talk about how Rails has supercharged the early stage of his new startup, LollipopAI, and how Rails gave them quick experiments, good-enough domain modelling and tooling that just works.

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1. Chris Parsons - 8th November 2021 Why Rails is still relevant for startups in 2021
2. Lollipop A new way to shop
3. Lollipop A new way to shop “It went super smoothly and saved me time and headspace when I had literally none to spare” “I've been trialling Lollipop + absolutely love it. My biggest gripe in life is meal planning” “Had to self-isolate this week. Lollipop was a life-saver… Keep doing what you’re doing. 😊🥳” “Lightning fast shop for me this morning…” “Update: Our 11 month old couldn’t get enough of this for dinner tonight” “Just done my 2nd Lollipop shop in record time…”
4. We’re hiring lollipopai.com/careers
5. Photo by CALIN STAN on Unsplash
8. Use the tool that works
9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3PEiV8RbT8
11. Photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3PEiV8RbT8
15. Use the tool that works
16. 1. Today not tomorrow
17. Photo by Riccardo Annandale on Unsplash
20. Source: Henrik Kniberg
21. Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash
24. 2. Tooling
25. Photo by Maksym Kaharlytskyi on Unsplash
28. Photo by Blaz Erzetic on Unsplash
30. Modal Search Page Replace Autocomplete Picker
31. Photo by Abyan Athif on Unsplash
32. 3. Think about scale later
34. Domain Layer Database View Layer 🖥 Domain Layer Database View Layer 📱 🖥 API Domain Layer Database React? 📱 🖥 API Flutter?
35. Domain Layer Database React? 📱 🖥 API Flutter? 🍩 🍅 🍲 🍍 🧻 🥦 ETL ?? ML 🤷
36. Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash
37. Image source: Codest
39. We’re hiring lollipopai.com/careers