Rails Conf 2012 Keynote: Progress by David Heinemeier Hansson

David Heinemeier Hansson is a partner at 37signals, a privately-held Chicago-based company committed to building the best web-based tools possible with the least number of features necessary.

37signals' products include Basecamp, Highrise, Backpack, Campfire, Ta-da List, and Writeboard. 37signals' products do less than the competition -- intentionally.

He is also the creator of Ruby on Rails.

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[Simon Pang]

I really like the presentation. This is an excellent talk. I've been programming professionally more than a decade and DHH's message resonate with me. If you're young programmers still in the "curious state" probably won't get it.

[Brian Jones]

I agree this is a pretty boring keynote, and could have been presented in 3 minutes. I miss the old keynotes when they introduced new and exciting features, technologies, future innovations in rails, where things are going, etc. This political stuff is just plain boring.

[dbraun86]

His voice is really unpleasant to listen to.

[Steve Bergman]

Whenever I'm annoyed by some decision taken by the governing council of my preferred web framework & find myself wondering if I should try Rails again... I know just what to do. I find the latest keynote by Heinemeier Hansson, because I know that it will be the 5 minute cure for what ails me. Never mind that it's a 47 minute keynote. Five minutes of listening to how "You guys don't matter! Your customers requirements are irrelevant! Only my vision... MY VISION... matters!" is enough.

No, thanks.

[Torsten Rüger]

Thanks, great stuff, we laughed out loud. Adresses real problems.

After 20 years of coding and going on 50 the bandana is still on, and it is better that way (even the house is nicer than the forest).

Torsten

[WinterXL]

I HAVE NICE SHIT, SO DON'T FUCKING CHANGE ANYTHING... AIGHT?!

[Jon Gold]

RailsConf need to buy a tripod, I feel seasick watching this video.

[shdsa shah]

Everybody likes cutting edge until they cut themselves :)

[radexpp]

Wholeheartedly agree.

[radexpp]

16:16 Oh fuck, NEW STUFF!!!