# Just would like to learn why discourse, but not nodebb as a dev? most forums I visit use discourse, few nodebb,

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**Author:** ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-would-like-to-learn-why-discourse-but-not-nodebb-as-a-dev-most-forums-i-visit-use-discourse-few-nodebb/314340/5 "2024-06-30T17:57:49Z")

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Ruby is a fantastic programming language, and quite similar to Javascript in some ways.

It is not the fastest language, but a pleasure to programme in (as is Javascript imho), and more than fast and frugal enough - note how you can run Discourse on 1GB.

I’m not sure there is a clear answer here.

Why don’t you write a similar plugin for both platforms to help you determine which one you prefer?

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