Chapter 1. Ruby on Rails, the framework
This chapter covers
- Introducing Ruby on Rails
- Benefits of Rails
- Developing an example Rails application
Welcome aboard! It’s great to have you with us on this journey through the world of Ruby on Rails. Ruby on Rails is known as a powerful web framework that helps developers rapidly build modern web applications. In particular, it provides lots of niceties to help you in your quest to develop a full-featured, real-world application, and be happy doing it. Great developers are happy developers.
If you’re wondering who uses Rails, there are plenty of companies that do: Twitter, Hulu, and Urban Dictionary, just to name a few. This chapter will teach you how to build a very small and simple application, right after we go through a brief description of what Ruby on Rails actually is. Within the first couple of chapters, you’ll have the solid foundations for an application, and you’ll build on those throughout the rest of the book.