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You're getting downvoted because security issues are far from unique to Ruby on Rails. Are you aware of any web frameworks with a pristine security history?


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Node.js is not bad.


Express.js has 5 vulnerabilities in 6 years.

Yeah I think I'm going to take my chances with Express.js rather than Ruby on Rails with it 57 vulnerabilities in 6 years.


Express is a micro framework, Rails is not. Rails covers more ground. You would want to compare security of Express to Sinatra or Grape.

The problem with thinking this way is that you don't know what security issues that nobody knows about yet are lurking in there. I remember the time before the recent spate of Rails vulnerabilities in the last 5 years or so, and I thought similarly about its security as you seem to about the Nodejs ecosystem. It's definitely possible that your confidence won't ever be punctured by a similar run of security issues, but my personal view is that it tends to be hubris to think your favorite technology is just better at security, for vague reasons.

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