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In his morning keynote at Birmingham on Rails 2020, Stephan Hagemann discusses the importance of structuring Ruby applications using a component-based approach. He uses analogies of towns and cities to emphasize that as applications grow in complexity, they require a corresponding structure to manage this complexity. Hagemann argues that components are essential for taming this complexity, stating that they provide labeled, unique content with explicit dependencies. His presentation is structured in three main parts:

- **Structure Applications with Components**: Hagemann explains how components can be used to organize code and manage dependencies more efficiently, helping developers structure Rails applications more effectively. He mentions gems and engines as vehicles for componentization.

- **Challenges within Ruby on Rails**: He addresses the limitations of Rails in this respect, acknowledging that Rails does not natively support components in a way that other languages do. Hagemann points out a significant problem: the cost of implementing components in Rails can be high due to the complexity and amount of code generated, particularly for Rails engines.

- **Call to Action**: Hagemann encourages developers to participate in sharing their experiences, to help improve the tooling, and to work towards decreasing the overhead of using components in Rails. He suggests ways to tackle issues in managing dependencies across multiple components and emphasizes the importance of community involvement in these improvements.

To illustrate his points, Hagemann provides examples of how components function within an application, examining gem files and routes to demonstrate the structure of a Rails app built with components. He concludes by reiterating the notion that as applications scale, thoughtful architecture and separation of concerns become vital to maintainability and testing efficiency.

Overall, Hagemann's talk is a call to innovate and refine the practices surrounding Rails applications, promoting a component-based architecture as a solution to the challenges posed by complexity in software development.

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