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DHH (David Heinemeier Hansson)

Basecamp
Marbella, Spain
DHH (David Heinemeier Hansson) created Ruby on Rails while working at Basecamp (37signals), launching it in 2004 as an open-source web framework that transformed web development productivity. Rails powered the early versions of GitHub, Airbnb, Shopify, and Twitter. As CTO and co-owner of Basecamp, he has championed programmer happiness, developer ergonomics, and opinionated software design. Also a professional racing driver who competed at Le Mans.
Developer Tools / Open Source

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