David Heinemeier Hansson

Creator of Ruby on Rails

David Heinemeier Hansson is a father of three, the creator of Ruby on Rails, co-owner of 37signals, a best-selling author, a Le Mans class-winning racing driver, an investor in Danish startups, and a Shopify board member.

He writes regularly on HEY World and speaks on The REWORK Podcast. Follow him on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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Ruby Is Closer to Human Thought Than to Code

David Heinemeier Hansson was so fed up with PHP and Java that he almost gave up on programming altogether—then he found Ruby and everything changed.

David Heinemeier Hansson

Big Think Interview With David Heinemeier Hansson

A conversation with the programmer and creator of Ruby on Rails.

David Heinemeier Hansson

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