Ask HN: Who’s using Ruby for web development, without Ruby on Rails?
What do you mean by &quot;heavyweight&quot;? Also why is it a problem that something is &quot;heavyweight&quot;?<p>What problem are you trying to solve by asking these questions? What context is this question for? Are you curious how many people use a non-rails solutions for enterprise apps? Cloud apps? Personal projects? Apps you want users to pay for? A blog?<p>I&#x27;d suggest stating what problem you&#x27;d like to solve by asking this question so you can receive more detailed feedback. For example, if your company is spinning up a new app and you&#x27;re evaluating choices, someone may respond that they used sinatra but found themselves reinventing rails so they wish they would have used rails. I&#x27;d say this is more insightful than &quot;yea, we use sinatra&quot;. Alternatively, maybe someone used sinatra for a personal project and found the experience of reinventing rails rewarding and educational on their own time. Let us help you!