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Medium / Dan Pupius / Oct 26, 2015

“It’s just a blog, right? You could probably knock something out using Rails in a couple of days. :)” —JB

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Benton, Joshua. "The technology stack that powers Medium." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 26 Oct. 2015. Web. 31 Mar. 2025.

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Benton, J. (2015, Oct. 26). The technology stack that powers Medium. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-technology-stack-that-powers-medium/

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Benton, Joshua. "The technology stack that powers Medium." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 26, 2015. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-technology-stack-that-powers-medium/.

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