Ruby on Rails is an open-source framework which lets developers easily
assemble rich and dynamic Web sites. Programming with Rails allows a Web
designer to wrap applications easily around a database. It has been widely
acclaimed in Web development and software engineering circles as a new standard
for ease of development and speed of delivery.
"We can supply great sites that are easy to build, said
Sue Fleming, of Medical Internet Services".
“Ruby on Rails is a breakthrough in lowering the barriers of entry to
programming.
Powerful web applications that formerly might have taken weeks or months
to develop can be produced in a matter of days.”
-Tim O'Reilly, Founder of O'Reilly Media Read more quotes
“Rails is the most well thought-out web development framework I’ve ever
used.
And that’s in a decade of doing web applications for a living. I’ve built my
own frameworks, helped develop the Servlet API, and have created more than
a few web servers from scratch. Nobody has done it like this before.”
-James Duncan Davidson, Creator of Tomcat and Ant Read more quotes
“It is impossible not to notice Ruby on Rails. It has had a huge effect both
in
and outside the Ruby community... Rails has become a standard to which even
well-established tools are comparing themselves to.”
-Martin Fowler, Author of Refactoring, PoEAA, XP Explained Read more quotes
“What sets this framework apart from all of the others is the preference for
convention over configuration making applications easier
to develop and understand.”
-Sam Ruby, ASF board of directors Read more quotes
“Before Ruby on Rails, web programming required a lot of verbiage, steps and
time.
Now, web designers and software engineers can develop a website
much faster and more simply, enabling them to be more productive
and effective in their work.”
-Bruce Perens, Open Source Luminary Read more quotes
“After researching the market, Ruby on Rails stood out as the best choice.
We have been very happy with that decision. We will continue
building on Rails and consider it a key business advantage.”
-Evan Williams, Creator of Blogger and ODEO Read more quotes
“Ruby on Rails is astounding. Using it is like watching a kung-fu movie,
where a dozen bad-ass frameworks prepare to beat up the little newcomer
only to be handed their asses in a variety of imaginative ways.”
-Nathan Torkington, O'Reilly Program Chair for OSCON Read more quotes
“Rails is the killer app for Ruby.”
Yukihiro Matsumoto, Creator of Ruby Read more qu
Who is already
on Rails?
Tens of thousands of Rails applications are already live. People are
using Rails in the tiniest part-time operations to the biggest
companies.
