Ruby,
the popular programming language was created by Yukihiro Matz Matsumoto
and is commonly used for web programming. This programming language is
extended by the software library known as Rails, created by David
Hansson who gave it the name Ruby on Rails or RoR. This full-stack
framework covers both back as well as front end design, installed with
the help of command-line interface operating system. RoR combines Ruby
along with CSS, JavaScript as well as HTML so that web applications
running on web server can be created. Sites such as Basecamp, Twitter,
etc have used this language as its base, making this a potent tool. Its
popularity has made it very important to start learning the language. As
it is, there is a war going on between PHP and RoR; in this war, slowly
PHP seems to be losing its importance. Here are some reasons that make
it important for you to start implementing RoR.
Feature-filled language-
It is quite impressive, combining some really great features of all
dynamic languages, taking ideas from the best, strongly-typed as well as
static languages to blend them into an object-oriented paradigm to get
maximum things done without writing a huge amount of code. The code is
less but better-structured which makes editing, reusing, experimentation
as well as iteration quite easy.
Open source-
This language is open source; not only that, the community around it,
is helpful as well as thriving. The language itself is great with a
really idealistic user experience, which makes it attractive to be used
by new developers.
Code-based data model-
For Ruby on Rails, data model has to be defined with code. After the
creation of initial data model, changes must be made with the help of
scripts to manipulate the model.
Well documented-
The language is extremely well documented. The web contains a huge
number of resources like high quality, effective and fun to follow video
tutorials which are available both for pay as well as free. These are
better than many books. There are huge support groups as well as
communities which can help you in case you are facing some kind of
problem.
Tool options-
The system is relatively simple with a good amount of IDEs for
development. Additionally, the ecosystem of RoR has plenty of excellent
tools which fulfill almost any need that they arise in the minds of a
developer; on top of that most of those tools are open source or free.
So this is good place to work if you want an ecosystem that boasts of
topflight tools support.
Rapid development model-
Convention and not configuration is what decides the development model
of Ruby on Rails. This simply means that once you have learned to do
things in the way that the language expects you to do, then many heavy
lifting will be done by it on your behalf. Your work will be very quick,
especially in case of many kinds of development tasks.
Advantages over PHP- There
are a number of advantages to using this platform instead of PHP. One
of them is that developers do not simply like using it anymore; their
impatience as well as frustration has grown with the language. PHP is
very easy to use with lax rules which makes it easy for your to write
bad codes. In fact, in case of alterations, additions or catching of
random bugs, correcting everything becomes time consuming as well as
expensive.
One
thing of concern is that it may prove to be slightly difficult to
learn. However, it is not impossible and a little concentration is all
that it will take to master the language. The other alternative option
is to use PHP but as illustrated in the earlier point, PHP is gradually
becoming obsolete. So Ruby on Rails development is a must-do thing if you want to stay in sync with the changing times.
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