Rust off Rails calls 60 Markdown files a web framework and lets AI write the code

The open-source project turns framework conventions into instructions for coding agents, which generate application code owned by the developer.

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Rust off Rails shifts framework conventions from runtime code into instructions for coding agents, betting that generated, app-owned implementations can be more useful than another library dependency.

Rust off Rails calls 60 Markdown files a web framework and lets AI write the code — The open-source project turns framework conventions into instructions for coding agents, which generate application code owned by the developer.

Rust off Rails is a Rust web stack whose central framework is not a library: it is 60 Markdown files telling coding agents what to build and how to build it. The agent generates the application code; the human supplies product intent, chooses among defaults and reviews the result.…

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