My whole life I’ve been searching for that special someone. The one that thinks just like I do. The one that can finish my sentences for me. The one that likes me just the way I am, and the one that understands me. I’ve found that someone. Her name is Ruby, and she’s on Rails.
Ruby on Rails is a web application framework. This doesn’t mean anything to 66.7% of my viewers. Both of those viewers are shaking their heads saying, ÒDamn, we need to get David a girl.Ó
But the other 33.3% Ñ I know what he’s thinking Ñ ÒWhat’s Ruby on Rails, and where do I get me some of that action?Ó Not to worry Mr. 1/3, Ruby on Rails is easy to make friends with. All you need is a good web server with Ruby on Rails installed, then you’re all set to go.
Actually, you don’t need to know much about Ruby to get onto the Rails bandwagon. For me, it was love at first sight/tutorial. With a few simple commands, on can create a decent little application. It makes a lot of stuff that I hated about programming with PHP easy.
The beauty of the Rails framework is that it assumes a lot of things for you, like how to connect to and interact with a database. As long as you follow the guidelines, half of the code is typed for you before you even start, meaning you can work on the actually important stuff.
So check it out, if you’re into that sort of thing.
Leave a Comment