{"slug": "introducing-cortex-a-web-framework-in-c-and-oriented-toward-ai-native-workflows", "title": "Introducing Cortex - A web framework in C and oriented toward AI-native workflows", "summary": "A developer released Cortex, an open-source web application framework written in C that follows Ruby on Rails conventions while targeting AI-native workflows. The project emphasizes convention over configuration, a clear project structure, and a small footprint with low-level control and performance, and is hosted at github.com/sergiomaia/cortex.", "body_md": "Cortex is a web application framework designed to feel familiar if you’ve used Ruby on Rails, but implemented in C and oriented toward AI-native workflows.\n\nIt embraces the “Rails Way”: convention over configuration, a clear project structure, and an emphasis on developer happiness. If you already know how a Rails app is organized, you’ll feel at home. The difference is under the hood: Cortex is written in C, giving you low-level control, a small footprint, and excellent performance.\n\nContributing\n\nCortex is open source and just getting started. Whether you’re a C veteran, a Rails developer curious about systems programming, or someone passionate about AI tooling, there’s a place for you here. Report bugs, suggest features, improve the docs, or open a pull request at github.com/sergiomaia/cortex.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/introducing-cortex-a-web-framework-in-c-and-oriented-toward-ai-native-workflows", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/sergiomaia/introducing-cortex-a-web-framework-in-c-and-oriented-toward-ai-native-workflows-ie5", "published_at": "2026-11-11 01:15:32+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-11 01:21:35.944500+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Cortex", "Ruby on Rails", "GitHub", "sergiomaia"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/introducing-cortex-a-web-framework-in-c-and-oriented-toward-ai-native-workflows", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/introducing-cortex-a-web-framework-in-c-and-oriented-toward-ai-native-workflows.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/introducing-cortex-a-web-framework-in-c-and-oriented-toward-ai-native-workflows.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/introducing-cortex-a-web-framework-in-c-and-oriented-toward-ai-native-workflows.jsonld"}}