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- Ruby on Rails: Building Web Applications Is Fun Again!
- Ruby on Rails is a web application framework written in Ruby. Ruby is an object Oriented scripting language. It is a Model-view-controller, database agnostic, open source.
- Tags: Web Application, Ruby, Ruby On Rails, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Presentations
- RubyStack (exe)
- An installer that greatly simplifies the installation of Ruby on Rails and its runtime dependencies. Ruby on Rails is a full-stack MVC framework for database-backed Web applications that is optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity. It lets you write beautiful code by favoring convention over configuration. BitNami RubyStack application...
- Tags: Ruby, BitNami, BitNami RubyStack, Ruby On Rails, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-01-16
- Ruby on Rails 2.0 released
- The second version of the popular Web applications framework Ruby on Rails has been released. An excerpt from InfoWorld: In the security space, Rails 2.0 makes it easier to protect against phishing, with provisions to guard against CRSF (cross-site request forgery) intrusions. Safeguards against XSF...
- Tags: Ruby, Ruby On Rails, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-12-11
- Abyss Web Server X1 (dmg)
- Abyss Web Server X1 is a free, personal Web server. Despite its small footprint, it supports secure SSL connections HTTPS, CGI scripts, FastCGI, ISAPI extensions, server-side includes SSI, download resuming, caching negotiation, logging, custom error pages, password protection, IP address control, aliases, URL rewriting, custom MIME types, index files, custom...
- Tags: Web Server, Web, Anti-hacking, SSL, Abyss Web Server X1, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Web Servers, Network Security, Ruby On Rails, Scripting Languages, Security, Internet, Networking, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-11-01
- Use Ruby on Rails to create a social networking Web site with full community searching and browsing functionality
- Ruby on Rails is fast displacing PHP, ASP, and J2EE as programmers' development framework of choice, thanks to its elegant design and emphasis on practical results. Learn how to build large-scale projects with Rails by developing a real-world application: a social networking Web site like MySpace, Facebook, or...
- Tags: Web, Network, Ruby, Web Site, Addison-Wesley, Ruby On Rails, Social Networking, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
- Book chapters 2007-10-19
- Abyss Web Server X1 (exe)
- Abyss Web Server X1 is a free, personal Web server. Despite its small footprint, it supports secure SSL connections HTTPS, CGI scripts, FastCGI, ISAPI extensions, ASP.NET, server-side includes SSI, download resuming, caching negotiation, logging, custom error pages, password protection, IP address control, URL rewriting, aliases, custom MIME types, index files,...
- Tags: Web Server, Web, Anti-hacking, Microsoft ASP.NET, SSL, Abyss Web Server X1, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Web Servers, Network Security, Scripting Languages, Ruby On Rails, Security, Internet, Networking, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-09-19
- Guide to Ruby on Rails Migrations
- Developers are flocking to Ruby on Rails at an incredible pace. There's a great reason for this migration: Rails provides a robust framework built on one of the most flexible languages ever conceived. One of the tricks in the Rails bag is the concept of "Migrations." Migrations provide an excellent...
- Tags: Developer, Database, Migration, Ruby, Ruby On Rails, Storage, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Hardware
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Tagging With Oracle and Ruby on Rails
- Social computing has taken the Internet by storm in the last few years and one of the signatures of the trend has been the notion of "Tagging." While tagging is certainly not new, its latest incarnation is novel in its application - at least as far as the Web application...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Ruby On Rails, Tagging, Ruby
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Connecting to Oracle From Ruby on Rails
- In the Java world, there are two common types of drivers for Oracle: the pure-Java (a.k.a. thin) driver and the native OCI driver. At the time of writing, no pure Ruby driver, similar to Java's JDBC-based thin driver, exists. In order to connect to Oracle, one needs to install the...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Ruby On Rails, Driver, Ruby, RubyDBI, Ruby OCI8, Ruby OCI8 Driver, Scripting Languages, Databases, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Tips for Optimizing Rails on Oracle
- Using the Ruby on Rails framework it is relatively easy to develop complex systems that are backed by an Oracle database, but this ease doesn't exempt the developer from the need to optimize the data model and the code that manipulates it. This paper is for developers working with Ruby...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Ruby On Rails, Scripting Languages, Databases, Storage, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Architectural Manifesto: Ideas That Work - Tips for Turning Great Ideas Into Successful Applications
- With the advent of agile frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, application development has never been easier or more accessible to the non-developer. This month, Mikko offers newbie-friendly tips for developing mobile and Web software in a competitive market. If one has an idea for a great application and one...
- Tags: Idea, Ruby On Rails, Software Development, Development Tools, Open Source, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-07-25
- Looking ahead to IronRuby
- With the exception of the occasional Perl script, my development efforts are squarely within the .Net ecosystem. This is not really my choice.I like the .Net Framework because it encapsulates 90% of the dull plumbing work. I like the .Net CLR because it lets me use the best language for...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET Framework, Ruby, Microsoft Corp., Language, C#, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Justin James
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
- JRuby and the Java Platform
- This paper gets one started using JRuby and the Java platform. It shows how to set up JRuby, explains the basics of using JRuby scripts with Java applications and the NetBeans integrated development environment NetBeans IDE, and provides links to help a person learn more. Also, the Getting Started section...
- Tags: Java Platform, IDE, Sun NetBeans, Java, Ruby On Rails, Programming Languages, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Build quality assurance and enterprise integration into every development project
- "Feature complete" is not the same as "production ready." Whether it's in Java, .NET, or Ruby on Rails, getting your application ready to ship or your Web site ready to launch is only half the battle. Did you design your system to survive a sudden rush of visitors...
- Tags: Web, QA, Enterprise Integration, Ruby On Rails, Enterprise Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software
- Book chapters 2007-05-31
- Extending Ruby on Rails for Semantic Web Applications
- This paper extends the Ruby on Rails framework towards a more complete Semantic Web application framework. The SWORD plugin pro-vides developers with a set of tools and libraries for managing Semantic Web data and rapid Semantic Web Application development. This paper describes the functionality of the SWORD plugin and demonstrates...
- Tags: Ruby, Springer Science+Business Media, Semantic Web, Ruby On Rails, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- White papers 2007-05-26
- FusionCharts (zip)
- FusionCharts is a flash charting component that can be used to render data-driven & animated charts for your Web applications and presentations. It is a cross-browser and cross-platform solution that can be used with ASP.NET, ASP, PHP, JSP, ColdFusion, Ruby on Rails, simple HTML pages or even PowerPoint Presentations to...
- Tags: FusionCharts, Ruby On Rails, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-05-02
- Ruby on Rails: Ajax
- Ajax is one of the most important emerging trends in web applications. Web sites like Google Maps and Gmail dramatically demonstrate that web applications do not have to be slow, clunky, page-at-a-time web forms. Ajax techniques can reclaim some of the fluidity and responsiveness that was lost when one moved...
- Tags: Web, Ruby On Rails, Web Application, Ruby, AJAX, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0
- Book chapters 2006-08-01
- Ruby Cookbook - Web Development: Ruby on Rails
- Ruby on Rails is unquestionably Ruby's killer app. It can take a lot of credit for lifting Ruby from obscurity outside its native Japan. No other programming language can boast a simple web application framework that also has almost all of that language's developer mindshare. This paper demonstrates the principles...
- Tags: Web, Web Application, Ruby, Scripting Languages, Ruby On Rails, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Book chapters 2006-07-01
- HR Schema on Rails
- Oracle Database is a product with a distinguished past and a bright future. It boasts innovative, state-of-the-art features as well as a history that predates many modern technologies. Applications have come and gone, but the data of organizations has lived on in Oracle databases that have migrated through various versions....
- Tags: Human Resources, Oracle Corp., Oracle Database, Ruby On Rails, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-06-01
- Grails on Oracle for Java Developers
- This paper introduces the Ruby on Rails framework and explains how to use it to access an Oracle database (Oracle Database 10g Express Edition XE, to be precise). The "Coding by convention" paradigm that is the driver of Ruby on Rails has been leveraged to develop a new framework: Grails....
- Tags: Java Developer, Oracle Corp., Ruby On Rails, Programming Languages, Java, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development
- White papers 2006-05-01
