:David Heinemeier Hansson

{{short description|Programmer, racing driver, creator of Ruby on Rails}}

{{Distinguish|David Hanson (computer scientist)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = David Heinemeier Hansson

| alias = DHH

| image = David Heinemeier Hansson Driver of Abu Dhabi Proton Racing's Porsche 911 RSR (27225732035) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Hansson in 2016

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|10|15}}

| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark

| employer = 37signals

| known for = Ruby on Rails

| website = {{URL|https://dhh.dk}}

}}

David Heinemeier Hansson, also known by his initials DHH, is a Danish software engineer, programmer, writer, entrepreneur, and racing driver. He is the creator of Ruby on Rails, a web framework written in Ruby.{{Triangulation|259|DHH}} He is also a partner and chief technology officer at the web-based software development firm 37signals.{{Cite web |last=McManus |first=Sean |date=June 28, 2024 |title=Are rainy days ahead for cloud computing? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd114lllyp6o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628202509/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd114lllyp6o |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

Hansson co-wrote Agile Web Development with Rails with Dave Thomas in 2005 as part of The Facets of Ruby Series. He also co-wrote Getting Real, Rework, Remote, and It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work with Jason Fried.

Programming career

In 1999, Hansson founded and built a Danish online gaming news website and community called Daily Rush, which he ran until 2001.[http://www.dailyrush.dk Daily Rush] After attracting the attention of Jason Fried by offering him help with PHP coding, Hansson was hired by Fried to build a web-based project management tool, which ultimately became 37signals' Basecamp software as a service product.{{Cite news|url=https://lifehacker.com/im-david-heinemeier-hansson-basecamp-cto-and-this-is-1820470919|title=I'm David Heinemeier Hansson, Basecamp CTO, and This Is How I Work|last=Douglas|first=Nick|work=Lifehacker|access-date=2018-03-20|language=en-US}} To aid the development process, Hansson used the then-relatively obscure Ruby programming language to develop a custom web framework. He released the framework separately from the project management tool in 2004 as the open source project Ruby on Rails. In 2005, Hansson was recognized by Google and O'Reilly with the "Hacker of the Year" award for his creation of Ruby on Rails.{{cite web|url=https://code.google.com/opensource/osa-hall-of-fame.html|title=Google-O'Reilly Open Source Awards - Hall of Fame|publisher=Google Code|quote=Best Hacker: David Heinemeier Hansson (Ruby on Rails and 37Signals)|access-date=2010-09-03}} After graduating from the Copenhagen Business School and receiving his bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Business Administration, Hansson moved from Denmark to Chicago, Illinois, U.S. in November 2005.{{cite web|url=http://etalks.me/david-heinemeier-hansson-basecamp-remote-next-big-thing/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620134615/http://etalks.me/david-heinemeier-hansson-basecamp-remote-next-big-thing/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2014|title=David Heinemeier Hansson: Basecamp, Remote and the next big thing|author=Staff writer|date=March 9, 2014|publisher=eTalks|access-date=April 30, 2015}}

Racing career

{{Infobox Le Mans driver|

| Years = 2012 -

| Team(s) = OAK Racing, Aston Martin Racing, Extreme Speed Motorsports, Proton Competition, Rebellion Racing

| Best Finish = 8th (2013)

| Class Wins = 1

|}}

David Heinemeier Hansson lists photography and race car driving amongst his many hobbies.{{cite web|title=DHH weblog|url=http://david.heinemeierhansson.com/|access-date=2012-07-02|archive-date=2014-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023155357/http://david.heinemeierhansson.com/|url-status=dead}} He took part in the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans driving for OAK Racing.{{cite news|language=fr|url=http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-10310.html|title=L'équipage de la Morgan 2012 LMP2 #35 affiche complet|trans-title=The crew of the #35 LMP2 2012 Morgan sold out|date=2012-04-18|access-date=2012-04-18|work=Endurance-Info|publisher=Infomaniak Network SA|first=Laurent|last=Mercier|archive-date=2013-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316080711/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-10310.html|url-status=dead}} He also drove a Morgan-Nissan P2 car for Conquest Racing in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), winning two races in the season. Heinemeier Hansson joined OAK Racing full-time in 2013, taking five 2nd-place finishes to finish 2nd in the Trophy for LMP2 Drivers. During the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans post-race technical checks, certain irregularities were detected on the Vaillante Rebellion team's #13 Oreca 07-Gibson, resulting in the car's disqualification.

In July 2010 it was revealed that Heinemeier Hansson was the person that had commissioned the one-off Pagani Zonda HH supercar.{{cite web|url=http://www.secretentourage.com/lifestyle/autos/pagani-zonda-hh/|title=Pagani Zonda HH|publisher=secretentourage.com|date=August 2010|access-date=2011-01-02}} He also commissioned the Koenigsegg Agera HH, which was sold in 2022 to Houston Crosta, a YouTube video creator in Las Vegas. It has now been sold to car spotting YouTuber, "TheStradman".{{cite web|author1=Gary Bonanni|title=One-of-a-Kind Koenigsegg Agera HH Spotted|url=http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2014/10/7/One-of-a-Kind-Koenigsegg-Agera-HH-Spotted-7722999/|website=carbuzz.com|access-date=7 October 2014|date=Oct 7, 2014}} Heinemeier Hansson also purchased an Aston Martin Valkyrie.

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

{{24hLM|2012}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} OAK Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Bas Leinders
{{flagicon|BEL}} Maxime Martin

|align="left"| Morgan LMP2-Nissan

| LMP2

| 341

| 14th

| 7th

{{24hLM|2013}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} OAK Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Pla
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Brundle

|align="left"| Morgan LMP2-Nissan

| LMP2

| 328

| 8th

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd

{{24hLM|2014}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Kristian Poulsen
{{flagicon|DNK}} Nicki Thiim

|align="left"nowrap| Aston Martin Vantage GTE

| GTE
Am

| 334

| 17th

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

{{24hLM|2015}}

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} Extreme Speed Motorsports

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel

|align="left"| Ligier JS P2-Honda

| LMP2

| 329

| 28th

| 10th

{{24hLM|2016}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|ARE}} Khaled Al Qubaisi
{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Long

|align="left"| Porsche 911 RSR

| GTE
Am

| 330

| 28th

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd

{{24hLM|2017}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Vaillante Rebellion

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr.
{{flagicon|CHE}} Mathias Beche

|align="left"| Oreca 07-Gibson

| LMP2

| 364

| style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ

| style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ

{{24hLM|2018}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHN}} Jackie Chan DC Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Taylor
{{flagicon|FRA}} Côme Ledogar

|align="left"| Ligier JS P217-Gibson

| LMP2

| 195

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|2019}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHN}} Jackie Chan DC Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Taylor
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan King

|align="left"| Oreca 07-Gibson

| LMP2

| 199

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|2022}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Competition

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pietro Fittipaldi
{{flagicon|CHE}} Fabio Scherer

|align="left"| Oreca 07-Gibson

| LMP2

| 364

| 18th

| 14th

{{24hLM|2023}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jota

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pietro Fittipaldi
{{flagicon|DNK}} Oliver Rasmussen

| align="left"| Oreca 07-Gibson

| LMP2

| 316

| 24th

| 13th

{{24hLM|2024}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nielsen Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Fabio Scherer
{{flagicon|CAY}} Kyffin Simpson

|align="left"| Oreca 07-Gibson

| LMP2

| 291

| 25th

| 11th

colspan="8" |{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=David Heinemeier Hansson Results|url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/david-heinemeier-hansson/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=22 May 2025}}{{cite web|title=David Heinemeier Hansson|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/david-heinemeier-hansson-11046|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest|access-date=22 May 2025}}}}}}

=Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Car

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! Rank

! Points

2013

!nowrap| OAK Racing

! LMP2

!nowrap| Morgan LMP2

!nowrap| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SIL
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SPA
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| LMS
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| SÃO
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| COA
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FUJ
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SHA
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BHR
{{small|2}}

|

! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd

! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 132.5

2014

!nowrap|Aston Martin Racing

! LMGTE
Am

!nowrap| Aston Martin Vantage V8 GTE

!nowrap| Aston Martin 4.5 L V8

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SPA
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LMS
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| COA
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FUJ
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SHA
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BHR
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SÃO
{{small|2}}

|

! style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

! style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 198

2015

!nowrap| Extreme Speed Motorsports

! LMP2

!nowrap| HPD ARX-03b
Ligier JS P2

!nowrap| Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6

| SIL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LMS
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| COA
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SHA
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHR
{{small|7}}

|

! 7th

! 62

2016

!nowrap| Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing

! LMGTE
Am

!nowrap| Porsche 911 RSR

!nowrap| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| LMS
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MEX
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| COA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SHA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BHR
{{small|1}}

!style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd

!style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 151

2017

!nowrap| Vaillante Rebellion

! LMP2

!nowrap| Oreca 07

!nowrap| Gibson GK-428 4.2 litre V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#000000; color:white| LMS
{{small|DSQ}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| COA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| FUJ
{{small|DSQ}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SHA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| BHR
{{small|3}}

! 8th

! 85

nowrap| 2018–19

!nowrap| Jackie Chan DC Racing

! LMP2

!nowrap| Oreca 07

!nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

| SPA

| LMS

| SIL

| FUJ

| SHA

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SEB
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LMS
{{small|Ret}}

|

! 11th

! 40

nowrap| 2019-20

!nowrap| Team Project 1

!nowrap| LMGTE AM

!nowrap| Porsche 911 RSR

!nowrap| Porsche 4.0L Flat 6

| SIL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SHA
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHR
{{small|9}}

| COA

| SPA

| LMS

| BHR

|

! 23rd

! 20

2022

!nowrap| Inter Europol Competition

! LMP2

!nowrap| Oreca 07

!nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

| SEB

| SPA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LMS
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#;"| MNZ
{{small

}

|style="background:#;"| FUJ
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| BHR
{{small|}}

| colspan=3|

! NC†

! 0

|-

| 2023

!nowrap| Jota

! LMP2

!nowrap| Oreca 07

!nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PRT
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LMS
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MNZ
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BHR
{{small|3}}

|

|

! 6th

! 84

|-

! colspan="16" |{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=David Heinemeier-Hansson|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/david-heinemeier-hansson/|work=Motor Sport|access-date=22 May 2025}}}}}}

|}

As Heinemeier Hansson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

=Complete European Le Mans Series results=

(Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! Rank

! Points

2011

!nowrap| Lotus Jetalliance

!nowrap| GTE Pro

!nowrap| Lotus Evora GTE

!nowrap| Toyota-Cosworth 4.0 L V6

| CAS

| SPA

| IMO

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|NC}}

| EST

|

! NC

! 0

2013

!nowrap| Jota Sport

! LMP2

!nowrap| Zytek Z11SN

!nowrap| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

| SIL

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
{{small|5}}

| RBR

| HUN

| LEC

|

! 17th

! 10

2019

!nowrap| Team Project 1

! LMGTE

!nowrap| Porsche 911 RSR

!nowrap| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

| LEC

| MNZ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
{{small|5}}

| SIL

| SPA

| ALG

! 17th

! 10

2022

!nowrap| Inter Europol Competition

! LMP2

!nowrap| Oreca 07

!nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LEC
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG
{{small|4}}

! 10th

! 32

2024

!nowrap| Nielsen Racing

! LMP2

!nowrap| Oreca 07

!nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#;"| CAT

|style="background:#;"| LEC

|style="background:#;"| IMO

|style="background:#;"| SPA

|style="background:#;"| MUG

|style="background:#;"| ALG

! *

! *

colspan="13" |{{center|{{small|Sources:}}}}

* Season still in progress.

=WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results=

(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Class

! Car

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

2014

!nowrap| RSR Racing

! PC

!nowrap| Oreca FLM09

!nowrap| Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
9

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SEB
2

| LGA

| KAN

| WGL

| IMS

| ELK

| VIR

| AUS

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
9

|

! 24th

! 57

! {{cite web|title=David Hansson – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/hanssda01/2014/TU|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=22 May 2025}}

2015

!nowrap| Tequila Patrón ESM

! P

!nowrap| HPD ARX-04b {{Tooltip|1|Round 1}}
HPD ARX-03b {{Tooltip|2|Round 2}}

!nowrap| Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIR
{{small|9}}

| LBH

| LS

| DET

| S6H

| MSP

| ELK

| COA

| PET

|

! 21nd

! 45

! {{cite web|title=David Hansson – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/hanssda01/2015/TU|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=22 May 2025}}

2016

!nowrap| Starworks Motorsport

! PC

!nowrap| Oreca FLM09

!nowrap| Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8

| DAY

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"|SEB
{{small|3}}

| LBH

| LGA

| DET

| WGL

| MOS

| LIM

| ELK

| COA

| style="background:#efcfff;"|PET
{{small|6}}

! 20th

! 57

! {{cite web|title=David Hansson – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/hanssda01/2016/TU|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=22 May 2025}}

2018

!nowrap| 3GT Racing

! GTD

!nowrap| Lexus RC F GT3

!nowrap| Lexus 5.0 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MDO
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DET
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WGL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOS
{{small|7}}

| LIM

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ELK
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VIR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PET
{{small|10}}

! 11th

! 213

! {{cite web|title=David Hansson – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/hanssda01/2018/TU|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=22 May 2025}}

2020

!nowrap| Tower Motorsport By Starworks

! LMP2

!nowrap| Oreca 07

!nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;| DAY
{{small|4†}}

| SEB

| ELK

| ATL

| PET

| LGA

|style="background:#DFDFDF;| SEB
{{small|2}}

|

|

|

|

! 18th

! 32

! {{cite web|title=David Hansson – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/hanssda01/2020/TU|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=22 May 2025}}

colspan="19" |{{center|{{small|Source:}}}}

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Recognition

  • 2005: Won Best Hacker of the Year 2005 at OSCON from Google and O'Reilly for the work on Rails.[http://www.loudthinking.com/about.html About David Heinemeier Hansson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602013751/http://www.loudthinking.com/about.html|date=2011-06-02}}. Loudthinking.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-30.
  • 2006: Accepted the Jolt Award of product excellence for Rails 1.0.
  • 2012: Named ALMS Rookie of the year.{{cite web|url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-2012-rookies-of-the-year-david-heinemeier-hansson-alex-popow/|title=ALMS: 2012 Rookies of the Year, David Heinemeier Hansson & Alex Popow|access-date=2013-06-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602073913/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-2012-rookies-of-the-year-david-heinemeier-hansson-alex-popow/|archive-date=2013-06-02}}

References

{{Reflist}}