From Coding Failures to Success: DHH’s Inspiring Journey to Ruby on Rails 🚀
Discover how David Heinemeier Hansson faced setbacks and learned to code, ultimately creating Ruby on Rails. A story of perseverance and triumph in programming.
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1.8K views • Jul 15, 2025
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How DHH Failed at Programming (Twice) Before Building Ruby on Rails
He couldn’t understand variables. Now he’s a legend. This is David Heinemeier Hansson’s honest story.
Before creating Ruby on Rails, DHH failed multiple times to learn programming. In this clip from Lex Fridman’s podcast, he shares his journey from typing games into a computer to discovering the power of PHP—and how that changed everything.
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He couldn’t understand variables. Now he’s a legend. This is David Heinemeier Hansson’s honest story.
Before creating Ruby on Rails, DHH failed multiple times to learn programming. In this clip from Lex Fridman’s podcast, he shares his journey from typing games into a computer to discovering the power of PHP—and how that changed everything.
#DHH #LexFridman #Programming #CodingJourney #RubyOnRails #PHP #DeveloperLife #TechFounders #FailureToSuccess #Commodore64
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