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Laravel vs Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails started first, in 2004, 6 years before Laravel.

Why Laravel lasted

  • It made PHP feel like a modern framework again: artisan, Eloquent, the docs, the people.
  • Taylor Otwell as a steward plus a conference circuit is a distribution machine.

Why Ruby on Rails lasted

  • It taught a decade of startups that a web app is a folder with opinions.
  • Shopify, GitHub, Basecamp, and a long tail of apps that still print money in Ruby.

Questions

Which is older, Laravel or Ruby on Rails?

Ruby on Rails started first, in 2004, 6 years before Laravel.

How long has Ruby on Rails been running?

Ruby on Rails has been up 21 years 278 days, since 2004-12-13.

How long has Laravel been running?

Laravel has been up 15 years 100 days, since 2011-06-09.

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