Why I just love Ruby on Rails
May 28, 2009 – 6:19 pmAfter 9 years of php programming and a single year of ruby on rails, there simply is no turning back.
Ruby on Rails rocks !
It’s easy to do great stuffs
Implementing fancy web 2.0 functions and behaviours is easy as 1, 2, 3. Read the library, get the plugin from github , watch the railscast and you’re set and ready to go. Whether it’s related to the user interface or the back end of your web application, you have super powers.
Fast learning experience
Doing a simple Ajax query on the server I needed to update several elements on my page. Here comes RJS and a straightforward implementation. Couple of hours later the page is
Reordering list items, just follow the screencast, add a couple of lines to your code and you are set.
You want to leave the dark side and become a jedy master by testing you app, here comes cucumber and webrat. A day or two and you’re doing all the tdd you need to.
Small code
Keeping your code small is not only a must it’s very enjoyable. Each time I refactor my code, I am struck how concise it can become. And small code means few bugs.
Bugs begone
With ruby on rails, the client does not call you every week saying they don’t really understand what’s going on or why the web app is behaving like it does.
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