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David Heinemeier Hansson
Programmer, racing driver, creator of Ruby on Rails / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with David Hanson (computer scientist).
David Heinemeier Hansson is a Danish programmer and racing driver. As a programmer, he is the creator of Ruby on Rails, a software framework for web development.[1] He is also a partner and chief technology officer at the web-based software development firm 37signals.[2]
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David Heinemeier Hansson | |
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![]() Hansson at the 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone | |
Born | (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979 (age 44) |
Occupation | Programmer |
Employer | 37signals |
Known for | Ruby on Rails |
Website | dhh |
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Hansson co-wrote Agile Web Development with Rails with Dave Thomas in 2005 as part of The Facets of Ruby Series. He also co-wrote Getting Real, Rework, Remote, and It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work with Jason Fried.