Pencils Down, Notation Up

kept by celestivale sep 26

The author argues that Rails should stay as the high‑level source of truth for AI agents, even when compiled to C or Rust, because it’s concise, intent‑preserving, and token‑efficient.

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Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote - DHH
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