[freehunter]

I do a bit of Node.js stuff at work (not a programmer by trade, just lightweight stuff) but on my side project it's Rails first and foremost. As the sole developer, I need to just get stuff done. Performance isn't a concern at the small scale I work on. I've experimented with other frameworks and besides Django I've never found anything that's end-to-end the way Rails is. I don't have to think about the framework or the technologies, I just write some code and I'm done with it. I don't have to interact with the database directly, ActiveRecord handles it for me. It's pure productivity, which as a solo developer is the most important thing for me.

For some front-end pieces where I need more flexibility, Vue nests in nicely with Rails where it's needed and gets out of the way where it's not needed. There's nothing in the JS world that even begins to compete with Rails as an end-to-end solution.