If Java is a steady freight train, then Ruby on Rails is one of the sleek,
super-fast Acela trains that whoosh travelers along Amtrak's Northeast
Corridor. Java has come under pressure as being unfit for the Web tier
because of its complexity, while scripting or dynamic languages such as PHP,
Perl and Python continue to gain acceptance because of their ease of use and
performance.
At both the EclipseCon and TheServerSide Java Symposium last week, two major
Java-oriented events, the mantra seemed to be about how to make Java more
like Ruby on Rails. Indeed, due to the complexity of Java and the Java
Enterprise Edition platform, several Java development framework projects
sprang up to provide Java developers with lighter-weight, simpler-to-use
options, including RIFE, Sea... (more)
You've just finished writing your Ruby on Rails application, your test suite
tests your models and controllers in depth, but you still can't tell from
your tests if your RJS responses are functioning properly, or if a Javascript
error is happening in the browser, which means that your tests can still be
improved. In this talk, the speaker will outline some options you have for
testing yo... (more)
New Relic has announced that its RPM Rails Performance Management tool
successfully manages web applications running on the recently released Rails
2.2 version.
"Ruby on Rails is always evolving and has over the past five years gone
through some fifty-plus public releases," said David Heinemeier Hansson,
creator of Rails and member of the Rails Core Team. "Rails developers need
the supp... (more)
DomainRightNow, one of the fastest growing domain registrars and hosting
providers, has announced that it now supports Web sites created using "Ruby
on Rails".
“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 i... (more)
Ruby on Rails has arrived at the big 1.0, according to Copenhagen-based
developer David Heinemeier Hanson.
Taiwan-based Quanta Computer has been awarded the contract to develop the
world's first $100 laptop, a brainchild of MIT Media Lab Director Nicholas
Negroponte that is intended to reach users throughout the world that can't
afford current technology.
ThunderHawk Symbian Series60 Editi... (more)