Ruby On Rails

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Posted on 01/23/15 10:05 AM

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Ruby on Rails is, sometimes known as “RoR” or just “Rails”, is an open source framework for Web development in Ruby, an object-oriented programming (OOP) language similar to Perl and Python. In default configuration, a model in the Ruby on Rails framework maps to a table in a database, and a Ruby file. For example, a model class user will usually be defined in the file user.rb in applications/models directory, and is linked to the table users in database. Developers can choose any model name, file name or database table name.

Ruby on Rails includes tools that make common development tasks easier “out of the box”, such as scaffolding that can automatically construct some of the models and views needed for a basic website. Also includes a simple Ruby web server that is distributed with Ruby, and Rake, a build system, distributed as a gem. Together with ruby on Rails, these tools provide a basic development environment.

Design

Ruby on Rails in most commonly not connected to the Internet directly, but though some front-end web server it is.Ruby on rails is intended to emphasize on Convention over Configuration (CoC), and the Don’t repeat yourself (DRY) principle.

“Convention over Configuration” means a developer only needs to specify unconventional aspects of the application.

Formation

Ruby on Rails is often installed using Gems, a package manager which is included with current versions of Ruby. Many free Unix-like systems also support installation of Ruby on Rails and its dependencies through their Native package management system.

Ruby on Rails is typically deployed with a database server such as MYSQL or PostgresSQL, and a web server such as Apache running the Phusion Passenger Module.

Scope for RoR

Ruby on Rails is today providing lots of values to the organizations who are adopting this framework as it gives an immediate kick- start to the development process. Ruby is an advance programming language upon which the Ruby on Rails framework is based. RoR is basically a web development framework that was designed with a view to decrease the time and efforts that need to be put in for launching a website which is highly data and statistics driven. Due to its high-end development advantages, more and more startups as well as established organizations are taking advantage of this platform.

The popularity of the latest and most up-to-date technology of Ruby on Rails framework is mounting day by day. The reason why developers favor RoR is the speed it provides to them for the concise coding. This is achieved by the combination of Ruby programming language and the Web development framework- Rails, that also helps in achieving conversion over configuration.

The future scope of Ruby on Rails framework seems bright when we see startups as well established organizations using Ruby on Rails for better performances in terms of speed and accuracy. However, RoR has become the de-facto Web technology for IT startups. Due to the growing demand of RoR framework, the need for efficient and skilled Ruby on Rails developers is also mounting.