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Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails is a powerful open source web application framework that helps GreenPages’ engineers create robust database-driven websites. Because Ruby on Rails requires less code to write, Ruby on Rails speeds up programming time and simplifies the development process.

The Power of Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails’ strength is that it automates the creation of the most common web applications while enabling customization if required. Ruby on Rails has an integrated, useful, feature-rich tool set that helps GreenPages build more robust websites.

Because Ruby on Rails is full-stack, all the layers work together so GreenPages’ developers can use one language from top to bottom. Where Ruby is the simple, straightforward, extensible, portable, and interpreted scripting language, Rails is a full-stack, open source web framework. Because Ruby on Rails comes with all the supporting code necessary, Ruby on Rails offers GreenPages’ engineers a clear roadmap from initial idea to fully functioning web application.

What’s in Ruby on Rails?

Ruby on Rails is comprised of various packages:

• Active Record
• Action Pack
• Active Support
• Action Mailer
• Action Web Service

Ruby on Rails also offers GreenPages’ engineers the flexibility to make plugins to extend existing packages.

Ruby on Rails is based on two principles: “don’t repeat yourself” (DRY) and “convention over configuration.” In Ruby on Rails, “don’t repeat yourself” means that information is placed in one intuitive location; manipulations on the data in a relational database management system are performed in a more directed way. With “convention over configuration,” GreenPages’ developers only need to write code for the unconventional aspects of the application.

Ruby on Rails has popularized features that are now considered standard, such as scaffolding, object-relational mapping, and simple installation. Using Ruby on Rails, GreenPages can more quickly and easily develop flexible web applications for our customers.