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Dev tools · January 8, 2014

I just open-sourced the Rails toolkit I use to quickly launch sites

Contribute to derwiki/johnhenry development by creating an account on GitHub.

I just open-sourced the Rails toolkit I use to quickly launch sites launched on January 8, 2014 with 22 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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John Henry is an open-source Rails toolkit available on GitHub that helps developers quickly launch websites. It provides pre-built components and configurations designed to speed up the initial development process for Rails projects. The toolkit is intended for Rails developers who want to reduce setup time and accelerate their site launch workflow.

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