| Ruby on Rails for PHP and Java Developers 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Vohra, Deepak (Author) |
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ISBN: 354073144X ISBN-13: 9783540731443 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: The web framework Ruby on Rails for developing database based web applications provides a Model-View-Controller framework. The required web server WEBrick is included with Ruby on Rails. The framework is configured with the MySQL database by default, but may be configured with another database. The book covers developing web applications with Ruby on Rails. Technologies discussed include Ajax, directory services, and web services. A comparison is made with PHP, the most commonly used scripting language for developing web applications. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General - Computers | Operating Systems - General - Computers | Information Technology |
| Dewey: 005.117 |
| LCCN: 2007929957 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.60 lbs) 394 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1 Ruby is an open source programming language that was released in 1995. th 2 Ruby is ranked 10 in the TIOBE Programming Community index . Ruby 3 on Rails is an open source web framework that was released in 2004. Ruby on Rails is being widely adopted because of its simplicity, 4 maintainability and development speed. Computerworld lists Ruby on Rails as the one of the top 5 technologies for 2007. Motivation for this Book Ruby is often compared with PHP, which is the most commonly used scripting language, and with Java, which is the most commonly used programming language. In the trends graph of TIOBE index you might notice that since the middle of 2006 Ruby shows an increase in usage 5 while PHP and Java show a decrease in usage. OReilly Radar has noted the trend towards an increased usage of Ruby on Rails. Statistics aside, Ruby on Rails has some advantages over PHP, which are discussed below. 1. Ruby on Rails is more object-oriented than PHP, thus providing all the inherent advantages of an object-oriented language such as simplicity, modularity, modifiability, extensibility, maintainability and re-usability. 2. Ruby on Rails is web framework whereas PHP is only a scripting language. |