Don't make me think, or why I switched to Rails from JavaScript SPAs

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Sails.js Landing Page
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Sails.js

Realtime MVC Framework for Node.js
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Frameworks #Developer Tools #JavaScript Framework 25 social mentions
Nest.js Landing Page
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Nest.js

A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, reliable and scalable server-side applications.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Frameworks #Developer Tools #JavaScript Framework 182 social mentions
Adonis JS Landing Page
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Adonis JS

AdonisJs is a Node.js web framework with breath of fresh air and drizzle of elegant syntax on top of it
Pricing:
- Open Source
Last I looked the rails like JS framework was https://adonisjs.com/.

#Web Frameworks #JavaScript Framework #Javascript Web Framework 70 social mentions
Devise Landing Page

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Devise

Flexible authentication solution for Rails with Warden.

I don't think the Rails Guides mention Devise, the authentication gem, which is pretty important if you want create a public facing website with users. The devise documentation is pretty good though. Again, a little bit of a learning curve, but once you learn it you can add user authentication to your site pretty quickly. https://github.com/heartcombo/devise#getting-started.

#Identity And Access Management #Identity Provider #SSO 42 social mentions
Capybara Landing Page

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Capybara

Capybara helps you test web applications by simulating how a real user would interact with your app.

#Testing #Automated Testing #Website Testing 11 social mentions
Nodewood Landing Page
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Nodewood

Save weeks or months of development time and start writing code now with Nodewood, a Vue.js/Node.js Javascript SaaS starter kit focused on setting you up for success.
Pricing:
- $295.0 / One-off (One Project)
I mean, this is why I wrote Nodewood: https://nodewood.com/ I strongly prefer the explicit nature of JS programming, where you don't have to know a bunch of Rails-y magic to know where a certain symbol is coming from, it's just defined in the file you're working in (to pick one example). But I completely agree that the time from Start to CRUD in Rails is a killer app. I keep kicking up new projects in my spare time, and for every one of them, I'd have to set up the application scaffolding, linting, set up a layout and basic design rules, figure out user management, and if I was getting serious, set up subscription management, team management, etc. Rather than rewrite it every time, I figured I could make an actual library out of it so I have a decent base to work from, and then turn it into a product, because I can't be the only one who has these similar issues. Also, Nodewood isn't alone out there - there are all kinds of Rails-ey bootstraps or starter kits out there for all kinds of languages. Now, the fact that everyone thinks "Ruby" and immediately thinks "Rails", but they don't think "Node" and immediately think "and a starter kit" means Rails has performed some amazing marketing mojo, but that doesn't make it fair to compare JavaScript to Rails, the author should be comparing JavaScript to Ruby, or Rails to a Rails-ey bootstrap.

#SaaS #JavaScript Framework #SaaS Website Builder 16 social mentions
Roda Framework Landing Page

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Roda Framework

Roda is a lightweight and productive framework for building web applications in Ruby.

It’s not really true that there are no other options for web development in ruby. Roda[1], for instance, has a strong following for API work. It’s just that Rails is a safe choice. 1. http://roda.jeremyevans.net/index.html.

#Developer Tools #Web Development #Web Frameworks 3 social mentions