A significant portion of the Rails ecosystem -- who we should encourage -- is people coming into web development from a background which doesn't include an engineering degree or years of command line experience. For example, many of them are designers or folks who've otherwise built web pages, for whom <h1><%= @post.header %></h1> is an awesome step forward in terms of their ability to deliver software which solves actual problems.
Eventually, a few years from now, they'll have a better understanding of the full stack, but for now, we want to clear as many possible roadblocks from their way so that they don't either abandon web development or begin using Programming languages which are reasonably Hospitable to People who come from non-traditional backgrounds.
Eventually, a few years from now, they'll have a better understanding of the full stack, but for now, we want to clear as many possible roadblocks from their way so that they don't either abandon web development or begin using Programming languages which are reasonably Hospitable to People who come from non-traditional backgrounds.