Managed hosting provider MosaicGlobe announced on Thursday it has launched
its hosted Web 2.0 content management system. The creative publishing
system was built using Ruby on Rails, and enables users to run multiple
pages, syndicated Web logs, content tagging, image galleries and media file
downloads. The Web-based application enables users to implement HTML and CSS
to customize their visual designs.
The application was developed with the input and assistance of creative
professionals, as well as non-professional users. The site creation tools are
built around an administrative process, enabling site owners to share photos,
music and artwork, publish blogs, post articles and distribute documents.
MosaicGlobe provides free accounts to any individual or organization looking
to showcase its creativity. Upgraded accounts are also available for $9 and
$14 per month and i... (more)
According to its founding light David Heinemeier Hansson (pictured), Ruby on
Rails (RoR) is about "taking the pain away and making you happy."
Hansson, who was a speaker at SYS-CON Events' inaugural "Real-World AJAX"
One-Day Seminar earlier this year, says he knowingly advises people, before
they try Rails, to cut their teeth in web-development on the mainstream
offerings first. "Once you've tried developing a substantial application in
Java or PHP or C# or whatever," he says, "the difference in Rails will be
readily apparent. You gotta feel the hurt before you can appreciate the ... (more)
Ruby on Gears will exhibit at the Enterprise Open Source Conference & Expo on
June 25-27, 2007 in New York City.
Ruby on Gears is a content plus framework built in 100% Ruby on top of the
popular Ruby on Rails. Ruby on Gears provides a turn-key user &
administration environment suitable for CRM, Project Management, Document
Management, Corporate Intranets, Expert Systems, Vertical Search Engines,
Social Information Networks, Corporate Blogging, Public websites and as core
code for custom development projects.
Ruby on Gears provides a solid database structure which anchors all compo... (more)
Microsoft has sent out pre-alpha code of IronRuby, its version of the Ruby
language that will let developers write .NET programs in, well, Ruby and
suggestively IE and the Safari browser programs using the soon-to-be Adobe
Flash-like Silverlight 1.1. IronRuby will go to the RubyForge repository late
next month under Microsoft's Permissive License so developers can tinker with
the IronRuby code. When it hits RubyForge anybody will be able to contribute
to the code though initially any contributions are limited to the libraries.
IronRuby will eventually be integrated with Visual St... (more)