David Heinemeier Hansson

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5,915 appearances 4 recordings 4 series first heard Aug 2025 last heard 26 Aug

David Heinemeier Hansson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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If if a better rails comes along.

I'm gonna use it.

And I think

And I love Ruby and I will continue to ride Ruby, even just for the sheer fun of it.

Like I would go ride a horse I have in the stables, even though I have a Model Y in the garage.

The language now is English.

It's a cliche, but it's also true.

Like I've been programming in English for the last three months.

I've been reading a lot of code, but I'm programming in English.

I'm telling the computer what to do, and I'm using natural language.

And

It is shockingly even more delightful.

If there is one programming language more beautiful than Ruby, it is the English language.

It's beautiful.

And I mean the reason I say this uh in part is I always loved writing.

I always just loved the English language for the sheer

beauty of it, for the sheer intricacy, for the depth of it.

I mean Ruby is a very expressive programming language, but it can't hold a candle to English.

I mean all the poetry and literature in the world that's been expressed through the English language.

I mean, I like a beautiful code poem, but I mean, the real deal in English is just on a different level.

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