The future of Rails begins in the browser
Vladimir Dementyev and Albert Pazderin • Philadelphia, PA • Talk

Date: July 10, 2025
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With a mature community and adoption by prominent tech veterans, Ruby on Rails already has a strong foundation, and these elements define both the present state of the framework, as well as its short-term future. But the long-term future of the framework is an equation that will depend heavily on the opposite end of the equation: namely, the newcomers, those who will take their first steps on Rails.

But will those first steps look like? Imagine being able to learn and play with Rails without the need to deal with installations or development environments. What if the next generation of Rails developers could start using something easily accessible to everyone: the browser!
Sounds like science fiction? Hardly! The fact is, interactive web-based tutorials, learning materials, and playgrounds play a critical role in wider technology adoption. We’re certain this is the future–and Rails must be a part of that future.

Join us on our journey to bring the “Getting Started with Rails” experience right into your browser. We’ll do this with the help of some new technologies: WebAssembly, WebContainers and in-browser databases!

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