# Elixir vs Ruby on Rails

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-vs-ruby-on-rails/32084>\
**Category:** Discussions\
**Tags:** ruby\
**Created:** [June 4, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-vs-ruby-on-rails/32084 "2020-06-04T00:17:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/elixir-vs-ruby-on-rails/32084/14 "2020-06-04T18:54:13Z")

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As someone who literally started elixir with plug as a substitute for Sinatra: Plug macro pipeline _is_ confusing until you learn to read it, I’m still not really there after 3 years!!

But i have to say, it is a wonderful piece of tech.

I think part of it is the cognitive shift between module layout which is mostly position-independent (well not entirely, @ tributes are not), to something which is. Maybe some sort of warning or big loud shouty announcement in the docs would be useful?

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