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David Heinemeier Hansson, also known as DHH, is a Danish programmer, entrepreneur, race car driver, and multi-millionaire. He is the creator of the popular Ruby on Rails web framework, the Chief Technology Officer of 37signals, the company responsible for productivity software such as Basecamp, HEY, and ONCE, and a member of the [[Shopify]] board of directors since November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansson |first=David |title=David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) |url=https://dhh.dk/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 April 2026 |website=David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)}}</ref> David has published a number of [[White Supremacy|white supremacist]] and [[Opposition to Immigration|anti-immigration]] writings and publicly supports fascist [[Islamophobia|anti-Islam]] agitator Tommy Robinson and the violent [[wikipedia:2025_British_anti-immigration_protests|British anti-immigration protests of 2025]].
== "As I remember London" ==
In September 2025, David published an article titled "As I Remember London" on his personal blog which uses numerous fascist and racist [[Dog Whistles|dog-whistles]] to argue against immigration in Great Britain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansson |first=David |date=15 September 2025 |title=As I remember London |url=https://world.hey.com/dhh/as-i-remember-london-e7d38e64 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260401205851/https://world.hey.com/dhh/as-i-remember-london-e7d38e64 |archive-date=1 April 2026 |access-date=6 April 2026 |website=David Heinemeier Hansson}}</ref> This article generated controversy particularly within the Ruby on Rails community, leading to several calls for his removal from positions of leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wynne |first=Victor |date=25 September 2025 |title=Ruby deserves better leadership than DHH |url=https://victorwynne.com/dhh/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=Victor Wynne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Süleyman |first=Tekin |date=21 September 2025 |title=The Ruby community has a DHH problem |url=https://tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-ruby-community-has-a-dhh-problem |url-status=live |access-date=6 April 2026 |website=The website of Tekin Süleyman}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Celis |first=David |date=19 September 2025 |title=Rails Needs New Governance |url=https://davidcel.is/articles/rails-needs-new-governance |url-status=live |access-date=6 April 2026 |website=David Celis}}</ref> As of April 2026, David remains the chair of The Rails Foundation board of directors and 37signals remains a "core member" of the foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Rails Foundation |url=https://rubyonrails.org/foundation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251114042654/https://rubyonrails.org/foundation |archive-date=14 November 2025 |access-date=6 April 2026 |website=The Rails Foundation}}</ref>
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